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LEGISLATIVE, 

HISTORICAL  &&  BIOGRAPHICAL 

COMPENDIUM  OF  COLORADO, 


EMBRACING 


pertinent  to  the  r»nn*ti  >u  <>\'  in   i  «-rrit  ai;il   umi   Man-  IIUVITI.H. 
together  with  »  fiill.li»(  of  Olttcert'ftnd  i  .  mni  intt-i 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES 


rnor,    ^tnt«-  •  •  ruttors  ami   l{*-|.i  -  nf  tin- 

Sixth 


PEN  PICTURES 


i<tcntillfil    \\itli    tin- 


University  of  California -Berkeley 


LEGISLATIVE, 

HISTORICAL  ss&  BIOGRAPHICAL 

COMPENDIUM  OF  COLORADO, 


KMIUIACIM; 


Information  pertinent  to  the  r.'nimiioti  <>f  ii«  Territorial  ami  stat.- t;.'M-rmi"  ..is. 

r  with  ;i  full  lirtt  <>!'  Olliri-rs  and  Lc^'islatoi-fi.  ami  inli-r--  litifr 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES 


<)|  the  (...vtnior.  >tnt«'  oiliccrs,  Senators  and  Keprt'sentatives  »r  tin- 
Sixtli  lUcnnii'l  Lt-^islaturc; 


-ALSO,- 


PEN  PICTURES 


Aii'l  i-nti-i'tiiinin^  ri'inini.NciMiccs    <>!'    I>isin>;uislu'il    Men    iilrntiflni    \\ith     Itn- 
aii'l  proLrrcsH  of  dillVrcnt  jinrtiiins  ul'  the  state. 


HI   NVI   i;.    .  MI. MI;  \|,,,. 
•  oleman's  Pul.lihliin^  i 


Entered,  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1887,  by 

ATKINSON,  COLEMAN  &  DELO, 
the  Office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


HON      WILLIAM    GILPIN 
(FIRST  GOVERNOR  OF  THE    TERRITORY  OF  COLORADO.) 


GOVERNOR  ALVA  ADAMS. 


PREFACE. 


In    offering   the    L;  .1.  .\\i>  BIOGRAPHICAL 

.i>o  t«»    tin-    piihlir,  v\v  claim  for    it    merit- 

that  make  it  not  milv  well  w  •  :-iptit»n  pri'-e,  hut 

a  \\ork  of    intrinsir    value,    inasmuch  as  many  im 
tin'    hi.Mory    of    Colo  ncln    ar'  at     t.»  li^lit.  \vli: 

would  have  luM-n  ImriiMl  iu  uhlivioii.      Thf  hi-  :itu- 

tinual  Cmivciitiou  fiiriiisln^l  u-  l»v  .linl^f  K.  T.  NVt-lls.  i>  al-mc  a 
(locuiuciit  nf  incalculable  value  to  the  future  historian  who  may 
asjiiiv  to  c.»il;iti'  every  feature  of  iinj)oi'ta: 

In  -  3  for    iMo^raphieal     B\  puli- 

li>lu-rs  have  .  are 

entitletl  ioa  place  in  a  i\-ror«l  of  puhiir  men.       \Vant 

•  many  hun«l: 

From  a  o'lance    over    the     l»ioMTaj»hie-    of  ;iany 

lii-iorical  reinini-  ^ieane-1  that  will  he  handed  d 

to  po>1eritv  with  proiit.  and  ^''V'4  :m   idea  -hips 

that  were  im  i  •  y  t:i«-ir  for  .  when    thethrivi 

and  c  1th    all  their  ;il    >urroimd' 

harrdi  \\  i'ordino;  |irji  ;  nor  fan 

for  MII  fort. 

The  pnM  oistor]  "i'  '  -how.-  that  !•'; 

ownership  t.«  a  part   - 

in.        \  p.iin  asserle,!  her 


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proprietorship  in  the  same  Territory.  When  the  United  States 
Government  purchased  Louisiana  from  France,  it  was  merely  the 
entering  wedge  which  was  to  open  to  her  the  possession  of  the 
vast  country  then  claimed  l>y  Spain.  Numerous  expeditions  sent 
out  by  the  Government  developed  the  wealth  and  resources  of  this* 
country.  The  explorations  of  Lieutenant  Pike,  in  1805;  Colonel 
Long,  in  1819;  Captain  Bonneville,  in  1832;  Fremont's  expedi- 
tions of  1842  and  1844,  and  other  pioneer  explorations — are  all 
matters  of  historic  note  that  have  been  duly  recorded.  The  change 
that  has  been  made  since  Colorado  passed  into  the  possession  of 
the  United  States  is  wonderful  in  itself,  and  is  a  matter  of  pride 
to  the  nation,  as  well  as  to  the  State.  In  this  book  ~,ve  have  en- 
deavored to  present  some  new  facts. 

More  particularly  to  the  members  of  the  Sixth  Legislature 
will  this  book  be  of  special  interest,  because  it  gives  them  a 
definite  knowledge  of  who  and  what  their  associates  were  and  are. 
As  a  work  of  reference  it  will  be  found  valuable  in  every  study 
and  library  in  the  State  of  Colorado. 

The  thanks  of  the  Publishers  are  specially  due  His  Excellency, 
Governor  Alva  Adams,  for  many  favors  extended. 

With  these  remarks  we  thank  the  many  gentlemen  who  have 
so  graciously  furnished  us  data,  and  sincerely  hope  some  measure 
of  appreciation  may  be  accorded  our  humble  efforts. 

THE  PUBLJSHEKS. 


DEPARTMENTS    OF    STATE. 


EXECUTIVE  AND   JUDICIAL. 


.1.  L.  K.-utt. 
I-'.  \V.  1'ltkin, 
F.  \V.  I'itkin, 


! 


!',.  (li-ant. 
Eaton, 

Aha   A.I  * 


L887 


Lafavrttr 

H     A'.  \V    Tab 

11.  A.  W.  Tal... 


1x77 

1S7'.» 

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\V.  H.  Mi-v<  r~. 

P.  \V.  lir. 

X.  II.  M.'ldrum, 


W.M.C1 

I.   Mrldium, 

X.  H.  Mrldruin, 


OF 

1S77       Mi-lvin    Kdwanls. 
9        Mclvin    Kdw;.. 

'      Jamee  Rice, 


1883 


K.  Sxvall- 

ae, 


!•:.   K    -lii, 
.).  A.  I  •;: 


.7 


.1.  C.  AM.ott, 

Hiraiu  A 

!)„  P.  Kingsley. 


1888 

1887 


A.  .1     ~  on, 

C,  \V.  Wrfght, 

(   .   II.  Toll, 


I>.  <  '    I'nuv, 

H   T'li-.i. 

L881         Alviii 


SUIT'S   OF   2PTJSLIO 


.1    C.   Sliaituck. 
L.8 


,,ll, 

Cnnu-11. 
aell, 


1887 


DEPABTMENTS    OF    STATE. 


CTTJIDGrlES    F3  TT  "F^T?.  IF1.  "M~  T*"1.     OOTJIE&I1. 

Kbenezar  Wells, 

1877 

W.  E.  Beck, 

1883 

H.  C.  Thatcher, 

1877 

W.  F.  Stone, 

1883 

S.  H.  Elbert, 

1877 

J.  C.  Helm, 

1883 

H.  C,  Thatcher. 

1879 

W.  E.  Beck, 

1885 

S.  H.  Elbert, 

1879 

W.  F.  Stone, 

1885 

W.  F.  Stone, 

1879 

J.  C.  Helm, 

1885 

S.  H.  Elbert, 

1881 

W.E.  Beck, 

1887 

W.  F.  Stone, 

1881 

J.  C  Helm, 

1887 

W.  E.  Beck, 

1881 

S.  H.  Elbert, 

1887 

SENATORS. 


1877- 


E.  S.  Randall,  R 

El  Paso 

N.  H.  Meldrum,  R 

Larimer 

J.  F.  Gardner,  R 
James  Moynahan,  R 

Douglas 
Park 

T.  O.  Saunders,  R  ) 
J.  P.  Maxwell,  R  / 

Boulder 

J  B.  Hall,  R,    Lake 

and  Saguache 

L.  C.  Backwell,  R 

Gilpin 

James  Clelland,  D 

Fremont 

(      Gilpin 

8  W.  Hill,  D 

Pueblo 

W.  W.  Webster,  R 

•j    Summit 

W.  B.  Hamilton,  D 

Huerfano 

(       Grant 

D.  L.  Taylor,  D      ) 
Casimero  Barela,  j 

Las  Animas 

W.  A-  Hamill,  R  ) 
Albert  Johnson,  R  j 

Clear  Creek 

W  H.  Meyer,  R 

Costilla 

A.  H.  DeF  ranee,  R 

Jefferson 

Juan  F.  Chacon,  R 

Conejos 

H  P.  Bennett,  R       1 

Henry  Henson,  R 

f  Rio  Grande 
!       Hinsdale 
1        La  Plata 

L.  C.  Ellsworth,  R   j 
Alfred  Butters,  R      f 
J.  E.  Bates,  R           J 

Arapahoe 

8.  B.  Haynes,  R 

San  Juan 
Weld 

Eugene  Gaussoin,  D 

f  Elbert 
\     Bent 

1879. 

J,  A.  Baca, 

Costilla 

J.  W.  Hill, 

Pueblo 

Casimero  Barela, 

Las  Animus 

J.  M.  John, 

Las  Animas 

Alfred  Butters, 

Arapahoe 

Albert  Johnson, 

Clear  Creek 

J.  F.  Chacon, 

Conejos 

J.  P.  Maxwell, 

Boulder 

Frank  Church, 

Arapahoe 

Henry  Newkirk, 

Boulter 

A.  H.  DeF  ranee, 

Jefferson 

T.  C.  Parrish, 

Custer,  etc 

L.  C.  Ellsworth, 

Arapahoe 

F.  C.  Peck, 

Hinsdale,  etc 

J.  F.  Gardner, 

Douglas 

L.  R.  Rhodes, 

Larimer 

Eugene  Gaussion, 

Bent 

M  A.  Rodgers, 

Arapahoe 

J.  B.  Hall,         Saguache  and  Lake 

r.  Trujillo, 

Huerfano 

Assyra  Hall, 

Park 

Wr.  W.  Webster, 

Summit,  etc 

S.  B.  A.  Haynes, 

Weld 

E.  O.  Wolcott, 

Clear  Creek 

J.  C.  Helm, 

El  Paso 

H.  R.  Wolcott, 

Gilpin 

1881. 

J.  A.  Baca, 

Costilla 

Henry  Newkirk, 

Boulder 

C.  Barela, 

Las  Animas 

T.  C.  Parrish, 

Custer 

Frank  Church, 

Arapahoe 

F.  C.  Peck, 

Hinsdale 

F.  T.  Cochrane, 

Elbert 

T.  R.  Rhodes, 

Larimer 

HKI'AUI  Ml   N 


18 


rder, 
A.  H.  DeFranoe, 
H    H    Eddy, 

.1.   M.  Freeman. 

Pueblo 

.i.-ii'. 

Suniniit 
Weld 

M.  A  .    1  : 

J.  8.  Stai 

Uieii/i  Streeter. 
c.  I-:.  Stui.i.s 

A  rapahoe 

A  rapahoe 

Boulder 

I*'  I     I  *•*  w  1  1 

J.  A.  Gale, 

A--yria  Hall, 

Con 
i-.i  Paso 

C.  Trujillo, 

ton, 

i,l     i    ti>  <  ) 

Huei  t'ano 
f  *  i  L"  i  * 

K.   T.  Jaeoh.-on, 
.1.   M.  John, 

Kearney, 

A  ra  pa  In.*- 
A  ninias 
Clt-ar  rn-rk 

K.   <  >.   Wolrott, 
H.  K.  Wolcott, 

1  ^»l  K  t 

Clenr  ( 

Gilpin 

1883. 

(  '.  Karela, 
J.  \V.  BoMwiek, 

Las  Animus 
<  iilpin 

.la.-.  Mnynahan, 

Park 
i    Fremont 

A.  ('order. 

Pueblo 

C.  C.  I'ar^nio, 

Lake 

Frank  <  'oehran. 

Blbert 

A    .)  .    Ri>in#, 

(  '  u  >t  (•>• 

A.  n.  DeFrance. 

C.   1'.    Kl.; 

Jefferson 
Arapanoe 

•J.  S.  Siai 
Kien/i  Sti'e(  i 

A  rapahoe 

Boulder 

H.  H.  Kddy, 

Summit 

A.  M.  Stevenxm, 

(  Junni-oii 

.1  .  M.  Freeman, 

Weld 

.1.  H.Stea.i. 

(  Mi:it?;.i' 

.).  A.  Gale, 

J  .  M.  (  ;allo\vav, 

M.  \v.  Eoward, 

Oonejbs 

San  Juan 
A.rapahoe 

A.  Sala/ar,      Huerlano  and  Custillu 
Frank  Tilloni,                       Aiapahoe 
11.  K.  'Pednian,                           Larimer 

I.  II  i.  wi.ert, 

Kl  Paso 

A.  8.  Weston, 

Lake 

C.   L.  Hall. 

Lake 

L.  W.  Wells, 

Ooi  lu  las 

Kearney, 

Clear  Crrrk 

1885. 

.1    M  .  F  iv.  -man. 

Weld 

L.  Mall, 

Lake 

ii    !•:    Tedman, 

Larimer,  etc 

(1.  c,  Para 

Lake 

0.   P.  A    •  \Mi  Me, 

Boulder 

J.  T.  Klki.,-. 

Lake 

.1.  \V.   P>,.,t  \viek, 

Gilpin 

H.  H.  Kddy, 

1'laule,  etc 

(  '<  .1  nish. 

Clear  Crei-k 

A.M.  Stevenson, 

(  Jimni.-on,  etc 

M.  \V.   Howard, 

A  rapahoe 

.James  Mnvnahan, 

Fremont,  etc 

Frank  Til  Ion  I. 

Arapalnie 

J.  H.  Stead, 

Chaffee 

A   \v.  Waters, 

A.rapahoe 

G.  M.  Chilcott, 

Pueblo 

M.  I',.  (  'arpt  -liter, 

A  rapahoe 

A.  .I.   Hisintr, 

Ouster 

Henry  I. 

Jefferson 

(  'a>imer<>  liarela, 

Las  Animas 

[rving  iiowhert. 

Ml  ! 

A    A.  Hala/ar, 

Euerfano 

L    \V.  \\ 

Arapah(K\  etc 

A.  I).  Arelmleta, 

<  '> 

<;  M    Woodworth, 

ArapahtK',  eti- 

J.  P.  (Jalloway. 

1 

La  Plat; 

1387. 

chuleta, 

('(•!!• 

<  >.  ]•'.  A.  (  Ireene, 

Boulder 

Salllia-i    Ad::;: 

Lake 

C    T.  llarkison, 

A  rapahoe 

AI.lK.lt, 

Cha 

.John  Kinkaid, 

Gunnison 

miro  l>arcia. 

La-  Animas 

Heni'\    1 

Jeff 

Ballard, 

Larimer 

.1.  A..  McCand 

mont 

i:   T   Beokwith, 

(  'u>ter 

Juan   I  ).  M<>;  i 

Huerfano 

M.   I',.  (  '.-irju  HUT. 

A  raj.alioe 

S.  V.   Newell, 

Gilpin 

.I'Mi  II  (  'aliijil.cll, 

Kl   1 

J.   II.  I'oule. 

Arapanoe 

<;.  M   rhilrott. 

Pueblo 

T.  r.   Ryan, 

('.  .!.  Cliri-tiaii. 

Lake 

A.  \V     \\ 

Ar:i: 

Thoina-  Cm  nMi, 

Clear  Creek 

L     \V.  \V,  Us, 

I)-  ) 

H.  II.  K.ldy, 

iield 

Adair  \\'i 

Hio  (  J  ramie 

.1      M                       ail, 

Weld 

<;   M    Woodworth, 

i:.  nt 

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DEPARTMENTS    OF    eiATK. 


REPRESENTATIVES. 


1877. 


W.  D.  Anthony,  R     ] 
Adolph  Schinner,  R  | 
W.  H.  Pierce,  R 
Geo.  C.  Griffin,  R        }• 
A.  C.  Phelps,  R 
John  McBrown,  R     I 
J.  C.  Meyer,  R  j 

Isaac  Can  field,  R      ] 
Geo.  H.  Young,  R 
Daniel  Ransom,  R 
A.  A.  Smith,  R 
T.  J.  Watts,  R  1 

G.  A.  Patten,  R          j_ 
T.  F.  Simmons,  R 
P.  E.  Morehouse,  R    J 
A.  C.  Marshman,  R) 
H.  J.  Kruse,  R 
H.  W.  Lake,  R  ) 


J.  C.  Helm,  R 
C.  R.  Seiber,  D          ) 
Richard   Irwin,  D  j 
J.  T.  Chavez,  D 


Arapahoe 


Boulder 


Clear  Creek 


Gilpin 


Fremont 

Ifeurfano 
Alva  Adams,  D 


J.  R.  Esquibel,  D 
Geo.  Rand,  D 
M.  V.Luther,  D 


D.  F.  Raney,  R 
Abiier  Leonard,  R 
R.  M.  McMurray,  D 
Meliton  Alberts,  R 
P.  R.  Trujilla,  R     ) 
Don  Arcliuleta,  R  f 
N.  C.  Alford,  R 
John  Moss,  D 
A.  M.  Vigil,  R 
G.  A.  Lord,  D 
A.  D   Wilson,  D 
J.  H.  Stokes,  D 
W.  H.  Green,  R 
W.  J.  McDermith,  R 
Z.  Searles,  R 
G.  W.  Wilson,  R 
I<aa<;  Gotthelf,  R 
C.  H.  Mclntire,  R 
Rio  Grande 


Huerfano 
Jefferson 


J.  N.  Caiiile,  D  ) 

G.  Langford,  D  }  •  Puebl° 


Weld 
Weld 

Costilla 

Conejos  and 

Costilla 

Larimer 

La  Plata 

Con]  os 

Douglas 

Elbert 

Grand 

Hinsdale 

Lake 

Park 

Summit 

Saguache 

San  Juan 


1879. 


Wm.  R   Bartlett, 
Frank  Binghani, 
Lucas  Brandt, 
H   P.  H.  Bromwell 
J.  L.  Brush, 
T.  J.  Caution, 
Geo.  M.  Chilcott, 
J.  H.  Clark, 
M.  O  Coddington, 
J5enito  Cordova, 
Jas.  H.  Crawford, 
R.  Douglass, 
J,  G.  Evans, 
J.  T.  Flower, 
Henry  Gebhardt, 
C,  C.  Gird, 
Isaac  Gotthelf, 
A.  T  Gunnell, 
Richard  Harvey, 
Jos.  Hoffman, 


Summit 
Bent 
Larimer 
Arapahoe 
Weld 

<  "lear  Creek 
Pueblo 
Las  Animas 
(^lear  Creek 
Las  Animas 
Routt  &  Grand 
El  Paso 
Boulder 
Park 
Elbert 
Arapahoe 
Saguache 
Hinsdale 
Gilpin 
Conejos  &  Costilla 


J.  Hutchison,     Gunui^D  :,nd  Lake 
H  K.  Kimberly,  Arapahoe 

W.  J.  Lewis,  Gilpin 

'Jas.  McD.  Livesay,  Gilpin 

Juan  B.  Lovato,  Conejos 


H.  E.  Luthe, 
Vincent  Maez, 
Joseph  Mann, 
W.  J.  Mann, 
J.  B   Martinez, 
J.  A.  McCandless, 
W.  McLaughlin, 
Lorin  C.  Mead, 
M.  D.  Morehead, 
J.  G.  Pease, 
Ivory  Phillips, 
Robert  S.  Roe, 
Wm    Scott, 
Daniel  L.  Sheets, 
H.  Slockett, 
R.  A.  South  worth, 
Wm.  Spruance, 
RienzaStreeter, 
John  J.  Thomas, 
Wm.  D.  Todd, 
C   H.  Toll, 
R.  Trujillo, 
Martin  Y'Valdez. 
J.  H.  P.  Voorhiez, 
Ouray. 


Arapahoe 

Huerfano 

Jefferson 

Boulder 

Las  Animas 

Fremont 

Ouster 

Weld 

Douglas 

Jefferson 

El  Paso 

Arapahoe 

Boulder 

La  Plata 

Clear  Creek 

Arapahoe 

Clear  Creek 

Boulder 

Pueblo 

Arapahoe 

Rio  Grande 

Costilla 

Huerfano 

San  Juan   and 


1881. 

.1.  i;.  Aguiler, 

- 

.1     A  .    1  |i»:i-_'l:unl. 

Jell. 

•T, 

Ki'  •  ' 

.1.  P,.   liallanl, 

(iilpin 

n. 

i    .1  Uan 

C.    1L    Hai 

T.  H.  J.  ans<  n. 

HUT 

shur, 

(  '] 

A     !'.'• 

Park 

II.  1   .   Lnuii-r. 

Ala: 

ll'  11     Bi,vhard, 

Arapahoe 

II«-ury   1 

J.  II  .  B«»u 

Arapahoe 

Andrei    Lunny. 

th, 

Boulder 

Ahram  1 

(  ;  ilpin 

Weld 

A.  J.  Man 

i  hi. 

(  .  p.  Bryan, 

M  Creek 

.i.  P..  M.irriiie/.. 

John  Bon 

Gilpin 

.1.  A.  M«-C;,n,i! 

iont 

M    P..  (  arp«  Qt 

A  rapaiioe 

La  Plata 

.1.  S.  Coulter, 

Clrar  Creek 

.i.  A. 

:  >ahoe 

.1.  P,   « 

Pile    1-  > 

\'\-<  ~((  >.[  N  i  ;  i 

Him 

<  Iruz, 

1  1  nerl'ano 

;an, 

ahoe 

L    H.  Di.-k 

Ider 

.1    B   Orman, 

Pu< 

M.  A 

Don 

Kl  1 

.)    \V.  P. 

.1      J.    lloWrli. 

Bent 
Cut 

.1    A.  (  iaivia, 

Co)' 

A    A     Sa! 

itilla 

Henry  (iebhard, 

Elbert 

A     1  1.  Smart, 

,n«l 

•  treene, 

Boulder 

J.  II.  Sw 

Snmmii 

Arapahoe 

J.  M.  Va 

!•'.  .1.  Hart  man, 

Haguache 

\V.  0    \\ 

ilder 

1883. 

A.  D.  ArrhuVta, 

Conejog 

\V.  II   Jones, 

Cha 

V    Ah.-yto, 

B  Animas 

Jam.--  Kirk. 

A  rapahoe 

John  Anuuin 

(  Hlpin 

S.  A.   Ki* 

Cl.-ar  <  fl 

T.  M.  Bow.  n. 

Kio  (  J  ramie 

J.  H.  Kerr, 

Kl  Paso 

Peter  Breene, 

Lake 

H«  nry  1 

JefTerst  n 

Simon  Blonuvr, 

Lake 

.lerrol.l  Leteher, 

(  hnay 

P,.  »•'.  Baldwin, 

CusU  r 

John    LeKevi* 

i«ait  t  and  (  ;  rand 

S.   11.  Ballanl, 

Arapahoe 

J.  K.  Mi-Intviv. 

(  i  iinni-i  ;i 

A.   B,     Uelisim, 

Larimer 

Otto  M. 

ache 

\     I'xT^h, 

Paik 

L  J.  McClosky, 

La    Plata 

B.  II.    Butcher, 

Summit 

I-'.    L     <  Ni-i-l<Ml. 

Clear  Cn  ek 

L.  A.  <  lurtioe, 

Arapahoe 

J.    P..    OnnMI. 

Pueblo 

(  i.  T.  Clark, 

Arapahoe 

A.  K.  Pier<-e. 

Arapahoe 

C.  A.   Clark. 

Boulder 

Ktl  \vani  Pi-. 

M.  .1.  C.Mello, 

Lake 

\V.  \V.  Perrin. 

M.  11.  Chapman, 

Elbert 

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J.  \V.  Dripps. 

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Hill-dale 

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16 


DEPARTMENT* 


)F    STATE. 


John  Campbell, 
Ony  Carstarphen, 
Pedro  Chacon, 

El  Paso 
Custer 
Las  Animas 

S.  B.  Newell, 
Barney  O'Driscoll, 
G.  A.  Batton, 

Gilpin 
Saw  Juan 
Clear  Creek 

M  R.  Chapman, 
John  Clark, 

Elbert 

Gilpin 

Lafe  Pence, 
D  H.Pike, 

Dolores,  etc 
Boulder 

Louis  Cohn, 

CostiJla 

J.  H.  Poster, 

La  Plata 

J.  C.  Davidson, 

Jefferson 

G,  C.  Pratt, 

iCouglas 

H.  H.  DeMary, 

Lake 

Hiram  Prime, 

Boulder 

L.  H.  Dickson, 

Boulder 

R.  A.  Qullian, 

Huerfano 

J.  S.  Dorman, 

Arapahoe 

S.  H  Rath  von, 

Saguache 

C.  P.  Evans, 

Jefferson 

N.  Rollins, 

Lake 

John  Ewing,  Jr., 

Rio  Grande 

R.  F.  Slaw, 

Clear  Creek 

H.  V.  A.  Ferguson, 
R.  H.  Gilmore, 

Arapahoe 
Arapahoe 

E.  B.  Sopris, 
E.  I.  Stirman, 

Las  Animas 
Hinsdale 

P.  T.  Hininan, 

Grand,  etc 

T.  B.  Stuart, 

Arapahoe 

G.  E    Hodge, 
J.  W.  Bughes, 
W.  E.  Hugo, 

Arapahoe 
Cone]  os 
Lake 

Henrv  Suess, 
L.  J.  'Taylor, 
Klass  Wildbon, 

Arapahoe 
Pueblo 
Pueblo 

Frank  Hunter, 

Custer 

1887. 

W.  H.  Adams, 

Conejos 

W.  E.  Meek, 

El  Paso 

Ramon  Aguilar, 
F    H.  Allison, 

Las  Animas 
Douglas 

R.  S.  Morrison, 
H.  Newkirk, 

Clear  Creek 
Fremont 

D.  C.  Bailey, 

Elbert 

C.  E.  Noble, 

El  Paso 

H.  8.  Balsinger, 
J.  N.  Beaty, 

Gilpin 
Bent 

R,  W.  Orvis, 
T.  R   Owen, 

Larimer 
Boulder 

G.  M.  Bowen, 

Chaftee 

G.  E.  Pease, 

Park 

J.  B  Cordova, 

Las  Animas 

Owen  Prentiss, 

Lak,e 

J.  H.  Crawford, 

Routt 

Wm.  Rowan, 

Hinsdale 

J  R  Curry, 

San  Juan 

J.  L.  Russell, 

Arapahoe 

G.  W.  Davis, 

Arapahoe 

J.  H.  Shaw, 

Rio  Grande 

J.  A.  Dean, 

Lake 

F.  J.  V   Skiff, 

Arapahoe 

J.  T.  Donnellan, 

San  Miguel 

J.  H.  Stotesbury, 

Lake 

W.  W.  Durkee, 

Costilla 

F.  Q.  Stuart, 

Arapahoe 

Melvin  Edwards, 
T.  Edwards, 

Eagle 
Custer 

T.  B.  Stuart, 
F.  H.  Sutherland, 

Arapahoe 
Pueblo 

C.  A.  Eppich, 
C.  P.  Evans, 

Arapahoe 
Jefferson 

P.  W.  Sweeney, 
J.  W.  Turrell, 

Huerfano 

Boulder 

J.  R  Garber, 

Pueblo 

T.  A.  Van  Gorden, 

Jefferson 

R.B.  Griswold, 

Clear  Creek 

Samuel  Wade, 

Delta 

F.  W.  Hammitt, 

Weld 

J.  H.  Wells, 

Boulder 

J.  R.  Hicks, 

Gilpin 

W  G.  Wheeler, 

A  rapahoe 

J.G  Hoffer, 
J.  F.  Hoover, 

Arapahoe 
Lake 

Jesse  White, 
W.  R.  Winters, 

Custer 
La  Plata 

Leopold  Mayer, 

Saguache 

PART  II 


EXECUTIVE  AND  STATE  OFFICERS 


Governor  Alva  Adams. 

In  opening  the  biographical  part  of  the  COMPENDIUM  «>F 
COLORADO,  no  more  appropriate  subject  than  His  Excellency, 
Governor  Alva  Adams,  could  be  selected,  not  only  because  he 
occupies   the  foremost  position  in  the  State  as  the   chosen 
representative  of  the  majority  of  the  commonwealth,  but  also 
he    is  a  true  type  of  an  American  cicizen,  one  who 
honorably  won  his  way  from  tin1  humblest  walks  of  life 
to  that  of  tin*  highest  i^it't  possible  to  be  awarded  by  his  con- 
stituents,    fn  him   we  have  an   exemplification  of  the  su 
periority  of  <>ur  Lcrand  republican  form  of  government,  which 

recognizes  every  citizen  on  an  equality,  and  awards   its  dis- 
tinctive urifts  to  those  who  use  their  natural  ability  to  the  best 

possibl'-  advantage,  thus  compensating  those   who   are  anibi 
-  and  capal»h-  of  i^oveinin^  and  leading  in  the  race  of  lite. 

In  Governor  Adams  w.-  ha\-«"  just  such  a  noble  representative. 
ras  bom  iii  [owa county ,  Wisconsin,  May  i-i.  I850,recei\- 

inu:  a  common  school  education,  and  one  that  has  since  iitted 


18  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


him  to  appear  to  advantage  with  the  graduates  of  the  most 
pretentious  institutions  known.  He  came  to  Colorado  in  the 
spring  of  1871,  and  the  first  employment  he  was  engaged  in 
was  that  of  hauling  ties  on  the  first  section  out  of  Denver  of 
the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  railroad.  None  of  those  who  la- 
bored with  him  in  that  arduous  occupation  ever  dreamed  that 
the  honest  toiler  and  companion,  whom  they  respected,  would 
attain  the  proud  distinction  that  has  since  been  justly  award- 
ed him.  Later  on  we  find  Mr.  Adams  in  the  employ  of  Mr. 
C.  W.  Sanbom,  and  he  built  the  first  house  for  that  gentle- 
man in  Colorado  Springs,  completing  it  August  7,  1871.  His 
next  advance  was  to  that  of  purchasing  agent  in  the  lumber 
business  for  Mr.  Sanborn,  and  shortly  after  he  went  into  the 
hardware  business  on  his  own  account.  Following  the  exten- 
sion of  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  line,  he  moved  to  Pueblo  in 
1874,  Del  Norte  in  1875,  Garland  in  1877,  Alamosa  in  1878,  re- 
turning to  Pueblo  in  1882,  and  he  has  made  the  latter  place 
his  home  ever  since.  His  commercial  ability  can  best  be 
judged  from  the  fact  that  he  has  established  branch  houses 
of  his  hardware  business  in  Alamosa,  Durango,  Silverton,  Tel- 
luride  and  Gunnison,  and  successfully  conducts  them  all.  He 
has  interested  himself  in  mining  with  a  fair  degree  of  success. 
He  has  also  devoted  some  attention  to  the  cattle  business,  be- 
ing among  the  foremost  to  assist  in  developing  that  important 
industry.  Governor  Adams  has  always  been  a  Democrat, 
and  the  lively  and  decided  interest  he  has  taken  in  advancing 
that  party  was  acknowledged  by  his  election  to  the  first  State 
Legislature  in  1878,  representing  Rio  Grande  county.  His 
pronounced  advocacy  of  Democratic  ideas  has  frequently 
brought  him  prominently  forward.  In  1884  he  was  nominated 
for  Governor  of  Colorado,  and  polled  such  a  large  vote  that 
his  nomination  and  election  two  years  later  was  almost  an 
assured  fact,  notwithstanding  that  the  State  was  strongly 
Republican.  In  1884  he  ran  far  ahead  of  his  ticket,  and  in 
the  last  campaign  he  was  elected  by  over  five  thousand  ma- 
jority. At  no  time  has  he  sought  any  political  preferment, 
and  in  accepting  proifered  nominations  he  has  simply  bowed 
to  the  will  of  the  people.  Whilst  he  has  been  faithful  to 
his  party,  he  has  always  been  true  to  friends,  regardless  of 
their  political  ideas ;  hence  his  remarkable  popularity  with 
all  classes.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Ella  Nye,  in  Manitou, 
Colorado,  in  1872.  One  son,  eleven  years  of  age,  Alva  Blan- 
chard  Adams,  adds  to  the  present  domestic  felicity  and  future 
hope  of  the  honored  couple.  Socially,  Governor  Adams' 
genial  and  pleasant  disposition  endears  to  him  all  who  meet 
him.  No  matter  what  degree  of  humbleness  or  the  preten- 


m<   \i.   <  '<  >M  i'i-:\  in  i  M    OF  coi.oi;  \  ho. 


sion>  <>f  rank  of  those  who  are  thrown  lliCOD'act  with  him 
all      whether  clothed  in  weather  or  time  -worn.  but  hon- 

in  liveried  and  borrowed  plumage      lie  is    tli--   same 
dignified,  courteous  and  considerate  i^-nt  l.-rnan.      Horn  of  the 

people, laboring  ID  unison  and  for  the  be<r  interests  of  Un- 
people. a!ld  elevated   to   his  exalted   position  by  the  people,  his 

ideal  thou-ht  that  he  is  still  i)iit  an  humble  and  ordin- 
ary American  citi/en.  feeling  that  on  that  plane  alone  he  is 
<»n"  an  equality  with  the  highest  potentates  of  the  world.  Aj 
can  be  judged  by  his  portrait,  which  embellishes  a  froiitis- 
of 'this  book,  he  is  a  man  of  line  personal  appearance. 
possesses  a  keen  perception,  and  readily  grasps  at  the  min- 
utest points  of  subjects  brought  to  his  notice  and  therefore 
well  (jualitied  to  assnmo  and  ably  conduct  the  responsible 
position  which  he  now  holds.  His  inaugural  address  and  his 
lirst  message  to  the  Legislature  showed  so  much  thought  and 
sound  judgment  that  they  were  commended  by  all  parties, 
and  from  the  manner  in  which  he  has  commenced  the  dis- 
charge of  his  executive  duties,  it  is  safe  to  predict  that  his 
term  as  (Governor  of  Colorado  will  not  only  prove  creditable 
to  him,  but  also  highly  beneficial  to  the  State. 

James  Rice. 

The  people  of  Colorado,  when  left  to  choose  for  themselves 
who  shall  serve  them  in  the  high  offices  of  State,  never  fail  to 
pick  men  of  worth  and  ability,  and  in  the  case  of  the  subject 
of  this  sketch,  our  Secretary  of  State,  they  have  chosen  one  of 
nature's  noblemen.  Captain  James  Rice  was  born  December 
29,  1848,  in  Hartford,  Vermont.  He  began  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  that  town,  and  there  litted  himself  for 
college,  entering  the  State  University  at  Norwich,  from  which 
laduated  with  distinguished  honor.  On  the  nth  of  July, 
iM'd,  lie  was  married  to  Miss  Carrie  E.  Stevens,  of  Vermont. 
( 'aptain  Rice,  like  a  true  patriot,  was  one  of  the  first  to  enlist 
in  r.->ponse  to  the  President's  call  for  troops  and  soon  after 
his  enlistment  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  captain,  which 
rank  he  held  to  the  end  of  the  struggle.  He  was  a  good  ollicer 
and  did  valiant  service  throughout  the  war.  In  1SC.S  (1ai 

Uice  came   to  Colorado  and  settled  in  Pueblo,  where  he  lias 

He  \m<    b.M'ii    as  closelj    identified    with 

the  u-rowth  and  development  of  that  city  a^  any  one  of  its  cit 
i/.ens.      When  he  first  settled  there  it  was  a  men-    village,  but 
through  the  untiring  elforts  (>f    hinjself  and  associates  it    has 

iit  to  its  present  rank  as  the  third  cit y  of  the  s 
Captain  Rice  lias  taken  a  lively  interest    in    the  schools,  and 


20  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF  COLORADO. 

the  present  school  board  of  Pueblo  owes  its  existence  to  his 
efforts.  For  six  years  he  was  President  of  the  board,  and 
for  three  years  served  as  Mayor  of  that  city.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Board  of  Regents  of  the  State  Uni- 
versity for  a  period  of  six  years.  For  the  office  he  now 
holds  he  was  elected  by  an  overwhelming  majority,  lead- 
ing his  ticket.  Ever  sirice  coming  to  Colorado  he  has  been 
engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits,  and  though  not  wealthy,  he 
has  been  successful.  His  honesty  and  integrity  ^has  become 
proverbial  among  his  neighbors,  and  to  know  him  is  to  lespect 
him.  The  Captain  is  a  man  of  plain  and  unpretentious  habits, 
easily  approached,  and  has  a  pleasant  word  for  all,  gaining 
friends  wherever  he  goes.  Of  tall,  commanding  appearance, 
with  pleasant  features,  expressive  of  more  than  ordinary  in- 
telligence and  forethought,  he  is  one  of  those  every-day  sen- 
sible sort  of  men  one  delights  to  meet  in  the  upper  walks  of 
life. 

Peter  W.  Breene, 

Our  present  State  Treasurer,  to  whom  is  entrusted  the  funds 
of  the  State,  is,  as  his  name  implies,  a  son  of  the  ever  green 
and  glorious  Isle  of  the  Sea.  He  was  born  in  the  Province^of 
Leinster,  Ireland,  and  sprung  from  an  honored  and  influential 
family.  He  was  educated  by  a  private  tutor  in  his  father's 

house an  advantage  which  few  possessed  in  that  country. 

The  efficacy  of  the  education  thus  obtained  may  best  be 
judged  from  the  success  that  has  attended  his  intercourse 
with  others  since  that  time.  Mr.  Bre,ene  has  resided  thirteen 
years  in  Colorado,  and  though  apparently  of  a  quiet  and  re- 
tiring disposition,  took  an  earnest  interest  in  politics,  and  so 
diligently  has  he  labored  for  the  success  of  the  Republican 
party,  with  which  he  has  been  allied,  that  his  work  has  been 
considered  of  sufficient  value  to  secure  for  him  one  po- 
sition of  trust  after  another,  in  successive  grades,  up  to  the 
present  time.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Fourth  Legislative 
General  Assembly,  representing  Lake  county,  and  was  next 
elected  Lieutenant-Governor  of  the  State.  Previous  to  his 
eentry  into  politics,  the  business  he  followed  was  that  of 
mining,  and  to  his  credit  can  it  be  said  that  he  laid  the  founda- 
tion of  his  present  popularity  whilst  faithfully  and  advantage- 
ously using  the  pick  and  drill  in  that  work.  By  the  sweat  of 
his  brow  did  he  earn  his  bread,  and  by  keen  observation  and 
diligence  in  the  performance  of  that  arduous  labor  did  he  lay 
the  foundation  for  the  prosperous  state  of  financial  affairs  he 
has  attained.  Socially  he  possesses  every  requisite  qualifica- 
tion that  should  adorn  a  scholar  and  a  gentleman,  making  no 


BIOOBAPHIOAL    <  OM  l'K\  DIUM   OF   <  oi.oRADO.  -M 


distinction  between  poverty  and    atlluence,  as    long    as   those 
with  whom    he  is  thrown  in  contact  are  governed  by  upright 
motive-.     Charitably  disposed   towards    political    opponents, 
a^  well  should  betit  us  all  in  the  brief  lit'*'  allotted    to    u<.  h»- 
iiy  grateful  to  those  who,  in    recogni/iim'    his   in 
trinsic  political  and  social  worth.  hav-e  placed  him  in  the   p, , 
sition  of  trust  and  honor    he  now  occupies.      Mr.  Hre,-n«-  was 
married  in  L.-:nlvill«-,.!iiiie  y>.  1  SSI, to  Miss  Mary  L.  McCarthy, 
a  highly  respect. -d  young  lady  of  Calumet.  Mich.     So  far  no  lit 
tie  trouble-  have  crossed  the  threshhold  of  his  house  to  mar 
their  honeymoon.      Like  a  true  Irishman,  whilst  he  is  faithful 
and  ferveni  in  his  allegiance  to  the  land  of   his   adoption,  hi- 
heart   and    his   energies  revert  back  to  the  afflictions  of  his 
early  home,  and  he  longs  for  the  day  when  some  im-asm 
justice  will  be  accorded  her.     So  far  he  has  proved  eminently 
deserving  of  the  political  honors  bestowed  on  him,  and  it  is 
to  predict  that  other  and  greater  triumphs  await  his  fu- 
ture and  justly  ambitious  aspirations. 
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Darwin  P.   Kingsley. 

The  experience  of  mankind  has  stamped  with  the  signet  of 
truth  the  popular  saying  that  "'success  denotes  merit."  and 
when  a  young  man  attains  a  position  of  honor  and  prominence 
in  a  community,  whether  it  be  in  the  political  or  mercantile 
world,  that  fact  should  be  taken  as  a  proof  of  merit  of  no  or- 
dinary kind  in  the  make-up  of  the  one  achieving  such  honor 
and  distinction.  Darwin  P.  Kingsley.  our  present  Auditor  of 
iiplitication  of  the  above  and  his  elevation 
io  the  responsible  position  which  he  now  holds  shows  that 
his  past  life  has  been  spent  to  good  purpose  and  that  he  has 
availed  himself  of  his  leisure  time  to  store  his  mind  with  a 
fund  of  literary  and  political  lore,  which  served  him  so  well 
before  the  people  of  Colorado  in  the  last  election.  He  was 
born  in  Alburgh.  Vermont.  May  r>.  is:>7.  and  is  therefore  but 

:  was  lilted  for  college  at  1  »anv.  V ermon t .  am  1 
graduated  from  the  I'niversity  of  Vermont  in  18S1.  iMuiiiL: 
his  r,,]l,  er  he  \\,  dependent,  and  did  what  few 

young  men  of  this  day   would   have  done  in  order  to  tinish 
ducaiion  :  in  th«-  summer  vacation  doing  the  most  menial 
i  upon  the  farm  :  -spending  his  spare  moments  during  the 
ion  in  picking  apples,  sawing  wood,  and  in  what-- 
he   mi-ht   earn   a    penny,      lie   then    displayed    and    develop 
ed  those  qualities  which  are  bringing  him  into  prominent 
day.      He  was  married  to  Mary  M     Mitchell,  at     Milton.     ^ 

mont,  June  19, 1884,  and  in  all  the  world  he  could   not 


22  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM    OF    COLORADO. 


chosen  better.  Mrs.  Kingsley  is  a  lady  of  whose  worth  too 
much  cannot  be  said.  She  is  a  great  grand-daughter  of  Hon. 
Thomas  Ghittenden,  the  first  Governor  of  Vermont.  They 
have  one  child,  a  six  months  old  son.  Mr.  Kingsley  is  a 
lineal  decendent  from  the  family  of  Rev.  Charles  Kingsley, 
the  famous  English  author.  His  father  was  a  staunch  old 
Whig  and  Abolitionist,  and  afterward  a  Republican.  Mr. 
Kingsley  is  himself  a  Republican.  In  January  of  1883  Mr. 
Kingsley  removed  to  Grand  Junction,  the  county  seat  of  the 
new  County  of  Mesa,  and  the  centre  of  the  then  almost  un- 
known Western  Colorado.  Here  he  purchased  a  half  interest 
in  The  News  and  in  the  conduct  of  that  paper  soon  identified 
himself  with  the  progressive  citizens  of  his  portion  of  the 
State  and  was  looked  upon  as  one  of  the  strongest  factors  in 
every  movement  for  the  development  and  public  good  of  his 
chosen  section.  Mr.  Kingsley  was  sent  as  an  alternate  delegate 
to  the  National  Republican  Convention  at  Chicago  in  1884, 
and  the  following  winter  served  with  credit  and  honor  to 
himself  as  Secretary  of  the  Committee  of  Finance,  Ways  and 
Means  of  the  Lower  House  of  the  Fifth  General  Assembly. 
He  was  nominated  as  State  Auditor  on  the  Republican  ticket 
of  1886  and  was  elected  by  a  handsome  majority,  polling  29,- 
459  votes.  In  the  few  weeks  which  have  passed  since  he 
took  possession  of  his  office  he  has  mastered  its  intricacies 
and  will  not  content  himself  with  being  merely  the  nominal 
head  of  his  department.  Mr.  Kingsley  belongs  to  that  class 
of  young  men  who  have  come  prominently  before  the  public 
and  have  attained  honor  and  distinction  for  sterling  qualities 
and  native  talent.  Standing  as  he  does  upon  the  very  thresh- 
hold  of  life,  he  can  but  feel  an  honorable  degree  of  pride  in 
the  importance  and- responsibility  of  his  present  high  posi- 
tion, and  with  an  ambition  to  deserve  the  commendation  of 
all  honorable  men  he  has  anchored  himself  to  truth,  honesty 
and  justice.  He  is  himself  a  bright  example  of  the  doctrine 
which  he  so  strongly  urged  during  his  campaign  :  "that  poli- 
tics need  purifying ;  that  it  is  the  duty  of  every  honorable 
citizen  to  interest  himself  in  them  ;  that  it  is  peculiarly  the 
duty  of  young  men  to  keep  up  the  standard  of  political  ideas 
and  political  methods.1'  Mr.  Kingsley  is  one  of  the  most  fin- 
ished orators  and  logical  speakers  upon  the  platform  of  Colo- 
rado, and  during  his  canvass  the  past  fall  was  listened  to  with 
an  attention  and  respect  scarcely  accorded  any  other.  His 
language  is  beautiful,  his  logic  convincing,  and  the  writer  has 
no  hesitency  in  predicting  that  the  end  is  not  yet  of  his  use- 
fulness to  the  people  of  this  State.  He  is  proving  himself 
every  way  worthy  of  the  great  confidence  reposed  in  him  by 


<  O.M  PEN  I'll   M    OF    »  OLOBADO. 


ptM,pl<-    (»f  the    Stat<-  and  is  adding    Laurels  to    those    al 

read\  won.     Ee  makes  friends  slowly,  oul    n.-v.-r  ]«.osos  mi.- 

wh»Mi  niio-  mad*',      llr  ivlislirs  n    i«»kf   and  is    liinis^lf  rrpl.-t*- 
with  an-  !!•'   i^    an    untiring  worker  and  in  his  car«'«-r. 

though  short,  he  has  displayed  a^force  of  charactrr  and  in- 

doniital>lt'  .'iiiTirv,  which  in  tin-  lJ»n^  run  IH-V.M-   t'aiN    to    land 

possessor  or  tnese  qualifications  at  the  top. 


SENATORS. 


Lieutenant-Governor  N.  H.  Meldrum, 

And  President  of  the  Senate,   was   born   October  11    1841 
in    Mixville,     Alleghany    county,  N.  Y.        He    received  a 
good  common  school  education.     In  1861  he  was  one   of  the 
first    to    respond     to    the    call    for    volunteers,     and    en- 
listed in  the  One  Hundredth  New  York,  Volunteer  Infantry 
He  was  under  General  McClellan  through  the  Chickahoming 
campaign,  participating  in  the  battles  of  Williamsburp-,  Fair 
Oaks  and  the  Seven  Day's  light,     He  was  subsequently  com- 
missioned Second  Lieutenant  in  the  Twenty-first  New  York 
Cavalry,  and  did  service  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley.     He  was 
appointed  Aid-de-camp  on  the  staff  of  General  Hunter,  in  his 
raid  on  Lynchburg  and  was  also  in  the  valley  campaign  with 
Sheridan,  where  he  was  present  in   eighteen  general  engage- 
ments.   At  the  close  of  the  war,   he  was   ordered  with  his 
regiment  to  Colorado  and  on  the  13th  of  July,  1866,  was  mustered 
out  of  the  service  with  the  rank  of  captain.     After  his   dis- 
charge he  settled  in  Colorado  but  soon  afterward  removed  to 
Cheyenne,  Wyo.,  and  in   1867  was   elected  Treasurer  of  that 
city.     At  the  expiration  of  his  term  he  returned  to  Colorado 
and  was  Assessor  of  Larimer  county  for  two  years.     Was  a 
member  of  the  last  Territorial  Legislature  which  convened  in 
Denver  in    1875,     and    on    October    3,   1876,    was    elected 
a  member  of  the  Senate  of  the  First  General  Assembly.     In 
the  fall  of  1878,  before  his  term  had  expired  in  the  First  Gen- 
eral Assembly,  he  was  elected  Secretary  of  State  and  entered 
upon  the  duties  of  this  office,  on  the  14th,  of  January,  1879. 
He  was  again   re-elected  on  November  2,  1880.    He  was  ap- 
pointed Surveyor  General  of  the  district   of  Colorado  April 
2,   1883,   by  President  Arthur,   and   served  until  December 
9,  1885,  when  he  was   removed  by  President   Cleveland  for 
"offensive  partisanship."    He  was  elected  to  his  present  posi- 
tion, as   Lieutenant   Governor,  on   November  2,  1886.    Dur- 
ing his  residence  in   Colorado  he  has  been  engaged  in  stock- 
raising  and  is  now  the  President  of  the  Independence  Horse 
and  Cattle  Co.,  which  has  as  line  herds  of  Norman  horses  and 
Hereford  cattle  as  there  are  in  the  State. 


BIOGRAPHIC  A  I.   <  oMi'K.MUr  v  LOBADO, 


Adair   Wilson. 

Though  Colorado  is  ;i  y<.inm  State  and  has  not  had  time  to 
train  many  mm  into  wide  fields  of  usefulness  and  experience 
in  affairs  Of  state,  yet  she  numbers  among  her  people  mm 
who  have  trained  in  other  fields,  and  have  brought  with  them 
a  knowledge  ,,t'  men  and  affairs  which  made  their  usefuhi'-s- 
incalculable.  Such  an  on.-  is  Senator  Adair  Wilson,  who  ivp- 
its  th«-  Twenty-first  District  in  the  pre^-nt  Senate.  Sen- 
ator Wilson  was  horn  in  Salina  county.  Missouri.  November 
1(1,  1S11.  His  father  was  horn  in  A  ugusta  county.  Virginia, 
and  his  mother  in  Todd  reunify,  Kentucky.  He  was  educated 
at  the  Masonic  College.  Lexington.  Missouri,  and  graduated 
in  1S.~>S.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Margaret  K.  Kdwards  at  Ar 
row  Rock.  Missouri.  Jane  9, 1868,  and  is  the  tathei  of  four 
rliildren.  Tin-  Senator  came  to  Colorado  in  the  spring  <>f 
of  18()1,  but  went  on  to  California  the  same  season,  cio 
the  plains  with  a  mule  team.  He  located  in  San  Francisco 
and  resumed  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  his  uncle,  (ten. 
John  Wilson.  Two  years  later,  in  the  early  part  of  1863.  he 
went  to  Virginia  City,  Nevada,  where  he  was  tendered  and  a< 
c.-pted  the  position  of  city  editor  of  the  Virginia  City  Union. 
In  the  fall  of  1864  he  moved  to  Austin,  Nev.,  and  soon  rose  to 
the  position  of  editor-in-chief  of  the  Reese  River  Reveille.  In 
the  Senator  returned  to  San  Francisco,  and  for  two  year- 
engaged  in  newspaper  work  upon  various  journals  in  that 
city,  and  in  1867, becoming  wearied  of  his  unsettled  life  in  the 
he  determined  to  return  to  his  old  home  in  .Marshall. 
Mo.,  and  made  the  voyage  via  the  Isthmus  of  Panama  and  N 
York.  Arrived  there  lie  settled  down  in  tin*  practice  of 
law,  and  in  isr,8was  married.  During  the  year  1872  he  again 
ret umed  to  Colorado  and  in  company  with  (iovernor  Adam- 
was  one  of  the  firel  settlers  of  South  Pueblo.  Here  he  sue. 
fully  practical  his  profession  until  the  latter  part  of  1S7:J. 
when  he  removed  to  Del  Norte,  at  that  time  the  centre  of  San 
Juan  mining  region,  where  he  has  ever  since  resided.  In 

•  as  nominated    and    elected  a  member    of    the   Territorial 
-lature  from  the  Kleveiith  Council  District,  and  upon  the 
mbling  of  that  body  was  chosen  President  of  the  Council, 
which  position  he  tilled  with  honor  ami  credit  to  himself  and 
to  the  satisfaction  of  all  concerned.      In  1.^7 »'>  he  was  the  De ni- 
ne deh'gate  to  the   National  Convention  in  St.  Louis,  and 
was  a  member  of  the  committee  which  •  --'w  York 

and  informed    Samuel   .1.  Tilden  of   his  nomination. 
\Vilsonwasunanimouslytendered   the   nomination    for1 
ernor    by    the  Democratic    State   Convention   iu  Leadville   in 


26  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLOEADO. 


1880,  but  because  df  the  serious  illness  of  his  wife  he  was 
compelled  to  decline  the  honor.  He  presided  over  the  Demo- 
cratic State  Convention  of  1876, 1880  and  1884,  which  selected 
delegates  to  the  National  Conventions,  and  in  1886  was  elect- 
ed State  Senator  from  the  Twenty-first  Senatorial  District, 
embracing  the  counties  of  Rio  Grande,  Saguache,  Hinsdale, 
Ouray,  San  Miguel,  San  Juan,  Dolores  and  La  Plata.  In  the 
Territorial  Council  he  represented  the  territory  now  compris- 
ing the  counties  of  Costilla,  Conejos,  Rio  Grande,  Archulita, 
La  Plata,  Dolores,  San  Juan,  Hinsdale,  Ouray  and  San  Miguel. 
Few  men  have  lived  a  life  of  wider  experience  than  has  Sena- 
tor Wilson,  and  the  Twenty-first  District  could  not  have  chos- 
en another  one  among  her  citizens  who  would  more  ably  rep- 
resent her  than  he  None  are  listened  to  with  more  deference 
and  respect  than  he.  Of  a  strong  analytical  mind,  he  quickly 
separates  the  wheat  from  the  chaff  in  every  measure  which 
comes  before  that  body,  and  is  always  found  arrayed  on  the 
side  of  the  right. 

Charles  T.  Harkison. 

The  honorable  gentleman  who  heads  this  sketch  was  born 
in  Center  county  June  22,1842,  and  was  educated  in  the  com- 
mon schools  of  Pennsylvania.  Senator  Harkison  is  of  Scotch 
origin,  was  brought  up  in  the  Presbyterian  faith  and  has  al- 
ways been  a  consistent  member  of  that  church.  His  father  was 
a  Jacksonian  Democrat.  Senator  Harkison  was  married  in 
1880  to  Miss  Mary  Connor,  of  Cheyenne,  Wyoming  Territory, 
and  they  have  one  son,  who  it  is  hoped  will  emulate  the  cred- 
itable example  set  by  his  honored  father.  Senator  Harkison's 
war  record  redounds  specially  to  his  credit.  At  the  breaking, 
out  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion  he  enlisted  in  Company  F,  114th 
Regiment,  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and  served  in  the  First 
Brigade.  First  Division,  Third  Army  Corps.  He  was  wound- 
ed at  Gettysburg  on  the  second  day ;  was  taken  prisoner  and 
confined  in  the  Belle  Island  prison.  When  paroled  he  was 
afflicted  with  scurvy  and  chronic  diarrhea.  After  he  recovered 
and  was  exchanged  he  served  to  the  end  of  the  war  and  was 
engaged  in  the  principal  battles  of  the  army  of  the  Potomac. 
He  came  to  Colorado  in  1879.  He  is  a  gas  and  steam  fitter  by 
trade  and  also  an  hydraulic  engineer.  In  the  latter  capacity  he 
served  the  Union  Pacific  railroad  for  sixteen  years.  He  was 
elected  to  serve  in  the  present  Legislature  on  the  Republican 
ticket.  He  has  always  voted  that  ticket,  and  it  is  with  pride 
he  boasts  of  having  cast  his  first  vote  for  Abraham  Lincoln  for 
the  second  term  of  that  illustrious  patriot's  elevation  to  the 
Presidential  chair.  At  that  important  period  of  his  life  he 


i;i(H,i;Ai'Hh  AI.   roMi'KMHi  M    OF   COLORADO. 


Matiolled    ill    front    <>t'    1  '<  't  « -1'S  1  >  1 1 1'LT.    Mll'l      when      ''IlSlill^    ilJS 

Ballot   was  arrayed  in  I'nch-  Sam's  uniform,  and  had  a 
gun  iii  his  hand.      When  interviewed  in    regard   to  his  care.-r. 

Harkison    stated    that    In-    had    no  history  worti 
counting.      In  making  such  a  statement  as  (his  we  have  to  add 
tin-  special  v  in  tie  of  modest  y  to  his  many  personal  traits,  and 
to  the  moiv  fre.'ly  accord  to  Initial!  the  well-earned  credit  he 

gained  as  a  gallant  soldier,  a  trustworthy  and  respe 
ciri/.en,  who  knows  his  duty  towards  his  fellow  men  and  'I 
to  fulfill  it  with  out  fear  or  favor. 

James  M.  Freeman. 

Senator  James  M.  Freeman  was  born  in  Saratoga  county, 
N»-w  York,  and  received  his  education  at  Charlottsville  and 
afterwards  at  Fairtield  Academy,  New  York  ;  graduated  from 
the  Law  College  at  Poughkeepsie,  New  York,  and  was  imme- 
diately afterwards  admitted  to  practice  in  the  Supreme  Court 
of  New  York  and  the  Federal  courts  at  Washington.  The 
Senator  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  Brownell,  of  that  city,  in 
New  York,  in  1872,  and  now  has  ei^ht  children  in  his  family. 
He  came  to  Colorado  in  1873,  obedient  to  the  advice  of  Hor- 
ace <Tiveiey,  and  settled  in  the  town  named  after  that  distin- 
lied  gentleman.  In  1880  he  was  elected  Mayor  of  the  city 
of  (iieeley.  and  iii  the  fall  of  the  same  year  was  elected  to 
ivpiv>»Mit  his  county  (Weld)  in  the  Senate.  His  services  were 
•11  appreciated  that  he  was  again  returned  in  1SS4.  Sen- 
ator Kreemnn  is  a  large  man.  who  evidently  believes  in  good 
living  and  good  health.  He  enjoys  a  joke  with  the  keenest 
and  upon  occasions  can  make  a  ringing  speech.  He  takes 
the  greatest  interest  in  all  measures  that  come  up  in  the  Sen 
ate,  and  his  ability  to  detect  the  weak  points  therein  make 
hN  ions  most  valuable.  He  has  always  a  watchful 

eye  upon  the  interests  of  his  constituency,  and  their  welfare 
is  hi-  fust  car".     The  Senator   is  a  Republican,  but  his  parti 
saii-hip  i>  iruided  by  good  judgment  and  what  he  looks  upon 
as  the  I  • 

Edwin  A.  Ballard. 

In  the  day>  to  come  when  the  youth  of  our  nation  have 
m'"\vn  to  man'.-  estate  and  have  taken  the  place  of  those  win. 
now  are  upon  iln-  <ta«re  of  action,  it  will  be  a  matter  ot  fam- 
ily piide  to  be  able  to  Bay,  "my  father  wa>  a  soldier  in  tlh- 
\Var  of  the  Rebellion."  It  is  a  pleasure  always  to  n-rite  the 

nr  Nation'-  heroes  and  to    urive    them    the    pi 
which' they  have  so  richly  earned.    The  subject  of  t  hi-  -ketch. 


28  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM    OF   COLORADO. 


Senator  Edwin  A.  Ballard,  was  born  in  Trumbell  Co.,  Ohio 
and  traces  his  descent  back  to  the  Puritans.  He  received  his 
education  in  the  common  shools  of  his  native  State,  havino- 
had  but  four  terms  in  the  high  school.  He  is  now  one  of  the 
most  respected  members  of  the  Sixth  Senate  of  Colorado 
elected  from  the  Second  District  in  1886.  In  response  to  the 
nation's  call  he  enlisted  in  the  army  on  the  28th  of  Oct.,  1861, 
served  through  the  entire  war  and  was  mustered  out  at  Little 
Rock,  Arkansas,  Sept.  30,  1865.  He  was  at  different  times  in 
the  commands  of  Buell,  Rosencrans,  Thomas  and  Sherman- 
was  in  the  battles  of  Stone  River,  Chickamauga.  Mission 
Ridge  and  more  than  thirty  other  engagements.  He  accom- 
panied Sherman  in  his  march  to  the  sea,  and  was  in  the  fa- 
mous Atlanta  campaign.  He  received  but  one  slight  wound 
throughout  the  entire  war,  which  was  of  no  consequence,  and 
from  which  he  quickly  recovered.  He  is  a  large  man,  of  com- 
manding presence  and  a  strong  speaker.  He  has  been  in  the 
successful  practice  of  the  law  for  twenty-one  years.  He  com- 
mands the  attention  of  the  august  body  of  which  he  is  a  mem- 
ber, and  his  remarks  are  listened  to  with  the  utmost  respect, 
He  is  a  Democrat  of  the  staunchest  kind. 

Charles  H.  Abbott 

Was  born  on  the  19th  of  August,  1847,  in  the  State  of  Michi- 
gan, and  like  many  of  the  men  of  our  day  received  his 
education  in  the  common  schools.  He  comes  from  old  New 
England  stock,  dating  his  lineage  from  the  original  settle- 
ment at  Plymouth  Rock.  Captain  Joshua  Abbott,  from  whom 
the  Senator  is  a  direct  descendant,  was  in  the  battle  of  Bunker 
Hill,  and  participated  in  the  stirring  events  of  the  war  of  the 
revolution,  and  after  seven  years  of  bitter  struggle  had  the 
gratification  of  knowing  that  the  land  for  which  he  had  fought 
was  free.  The  family  have  contributed  men  of  worth 
and  of  national  reputation,  notably,  John  S.  C.  Abbott,  the 
historian  and  biographical  writer ;  Jacob  Abbott,  author  of 
plain  scientific  works.  Many  of  the  family  are  holding  posi- 
tions of  honor  and  trust  throughout  New  England.  The  father 
of  Senator  Abbott  was  a  member  of  the  Michigan  Legislature 
for  a  number  o^' years,  being  returned  by  his  constituency 
until  he  refused  to  longer  accept  their  favors.  He  was  a  per- 
sonal friend  of  Henry  Wilson,  William  Lloyd  Garrison  and 
"Old  Zach"  Chandler,  and  like  these  illustrious  characters 
was  a  loyal  friend  and  advocate  of  the  doctrine  of  equal  rights 
for  all  men.  When  Senator  Abbott  was  but  fifteen  years 
old,  at  the  opening  of  the  war,  his  father  sent  him  to  an  uncle 


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who  was  in  command  of  a  iv^nm-nt  in  the  field  to  cure  him 
of  his  desire  to  enlist  He  participated  in  the  exciting  BCenefl 
about  Yicksburg  and  was  wounded  in  the  same  day's  battle 
in  which  his  uncle  lost  his  lift-.  After  this  In-  returned  home 
and  was  sent  to  college,  but  tin-  war  fever  was  still 
in  him  and  it  wa-  not  long  before  In*  enlisted  in  thei'.th  Mass- 
achusetts Volunteer  Infantry  and  again  repaired  to  the  scene 
of  action,  where  he  remained  until  the  close  of  the  war.  His 
tirst  trip  to  the  west  \\as  with  a  party  of  U.  P.  Railway  en- 
ginerrs  and  after  footing  it  twice  through  to  Salt  Lake 
on  preliminary  surveys  he  settled  down  to  business  in  Colo 
rado  The  Senator  has  been  engaged  in  mining  and  has  ex- 
perienced all  the  ups  and  downs  of  that  life.  He  holds  his 
pi  e>ent  position  with  the  universal  good  will  of  his  constitu- 
ency. He  is  a  Republican,  of  the  stalwart  type. 

H.  H.  Eddy. 

There  are  men  who  attain  the  good  of  political  or  personal 
prominence  by  reason  of  their  wealth,  others  because  of  their 
knowledge  and  recourse  to  political  trickery,  others  because 
of  their  happy,  genial  dispositions,  social  qualities  and  facil- 
ities for  making  friends;  but  they  are  few  indeed,  who  are 
honored  with  distinction  through  merit  alone.  The  gentleman 
of  whom  we  are  writing  has  succeeded  thus  far  because  he 
merited  success  and  is  popular  because  he  is  possessed  of  in- 
dustry. energy  and  an  ambition  to  excel.  Senator  H.  H. 
Ivldy.  who  represents  the  12th  Senatorial  District  composed 
of  the  counties  of  Summit,  Eagle  and  Garfield  was  born  in 
Milwaukee,  Oregon,  March  11,  1855  and  was  educated  at 
TuttVs  College,  CoUege  Hill,  Mas-.  After  his  graduation, 
which  occurred  in  18?<>.  he  began  the  study  of  the  law  and 
wa-  admitted  to  the  bar  of  New  York  in  'lS?S.  Soon  after 
liis  successful  debut  into  the  l»"j-;;l  arena  in  1878,  he  removed 
to  Topeka.  Kansas,  where  lie  put  out  his  shingle  and  remained 
until  attracted  to  Leadville  by  the  excitement  of  1871).  Here 
he  practiced  his  profession  until  the  fall  of  the  same  year. 
when  he  changed  his  residence  to  Summit  county,  and  in  con- 
nection with  his  law  practice  ensia^i'd  in  mining.  In  the  fall 
of  1880  he  was  nominated  and  elected  State  Senator  on  the 
Republican  ticket  and  airain  rn  elected  in  188-1.  In  18s-.'  he 
was  appointed  Special  Air'MM  of  the  Land  Department  by 
I'p-ident  Arthur,  which  position  he  held  for  two  years.  In 
:ain  changed  his  residence  to  (iartield  county. 
when*  he  now  resides,  successfully  en^a^ed  in  the  cat  tie  bus- 
Senator  Kddy  is  one  of  the  youngest  men  in  the  Srn- 


30  BIOGKAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 

ate,  having  only  attained  his  thirty-second  year.  He  has  the 
advantage  of  a  classical  education,  and  brings  to  his  work  a 
foreseeing  mind,  quick  thought  and  understanding,  and  the 
happy  faculty  of  quickly  analyzing  and  getting  at  the  merits 
and  demerits  of  all  measures  that  come  up.  He  is  one  of  the 
most  logical  and  forcible  speakers  in  the  Senate,  and  is  always 
listened  to  with  the-  utmost  respect  whenever  he  takes  the 
floor  The  Senator  is  of  short,  heavy  build,  with  a  good- 
shaped  head  and  a  clear,  piercing  eye.  He  is  unmarried  and 
the  fault  is  his  own.  When  the  present  Senate  convened  he 
was  made  chairman  of  the  committee  on  corporations  and 
railroads,  which  position  he  is  filling  to  the  satisfaction  of 
all  concerned. 

John  Campbell. 

The  above-mentioned  Senator  was  born  in  Monroe  county,  Indi- 
ana, oil  September  13,  1853.  He  received  his  preliminary  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schools  of  Iowa,  and  afterward  entered  the 
State  University,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1877.  The  succeed- 
ing fall  he  entered  the  law  department  in  the  same  institution, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  1879.  He  was  the  valedictorian  of 
his  class  in  both  cases.  His  father's  family  were  Scotch, 
descent,  having  settled  in  Kentucky  at  an  early  clay  ;  his  mother's 
family  are  Virginians.  The  Senator  removed  to  Colorado  Springs, 
Colorado,  and  began  the  practice  of  law  in  January,  1880.  In  the 
spring  election  in  that  city  the  same  year  he  was  elected  city  attor- 
ney, which  position  he  held  for  three  consecutive  terms.  In  the 
fall  of  1884  he  was  chosen  to  represent  his  county  in  the  Lower 
House  of  the  Legislature,  and  in  1886  was  elected  from  the  Eighth 
District  as  Senator,  which  position  lie  now  holds.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Colorado  College,  Colorado  Springs, 
and  chairman  of  their  executive  committee.  The  Senator  takes  a 
deep  interest  in  all  matters  which  come  before  the  Senate  that 
will  in  any  way  bear  upon  the  welfare  of  the  people.  His  collegi- 
ate training  lias  given  him  a  knowledge  of  parliamentary  laws, 
which  eminently  fit  him  to  preside;  as  a  consequence  he  is  as  often 
called  to  the  chair  as  any  other  member,  when  in  committee 
of  the  whole.  His  decisions  are  always  equitable  and  prompt  upon 
any  point  which  may  arise.  When  lie  lias  work  to  do,  he  goes  at 
it  with  a  will,  and  is  exceedingly  successful  with  all  his  bills.  He 
is  a  finely-built,  medium-sized  man,  with  a  full  beard  and  dark 
hair  and  always  meets  you  with  a  smile.  In  June,  1881,  he  mar- 
ried the  daughter  of  his  former  professor  in  Greek  and  history  at 
the  university,  Miss  Harriet  J.  Parker,  at  Iowa  City,  Iowa.  The 


KAPHICAL    •  oMi'KMHlM    01    <  OLORADO. 


tor  ha-   proven   him-elf    a    -iicce--ful    lawyer;  enjoy-    tin-  conli- 
deuce  nf  his  people  at   home  anil  lias  forced  him-elf  into  tin-    c 
will  <»f    his  co||»-ao-|ie-  in  tin-  Senate  by  his  o-M.nl   fellowship  and  >H- 
perior  ahilit  y. 

Oscar  Fitz  Allen  Greene 

tte  of  tin'  oldest    ill    year-   a>    Well    as   wisdom    of  the    pre-en: 

llf  \\a-  born  in  Troy.  \\"al<l<»  county.  Maine.  l'VI»niar\  '.'. 
IM'J.  where  In-  remained  tllTOUghoul  his  boyhood  «la\-.  \t  the 
i'l-ra  kino-  out  .>t'tlic  war  in  iMil  IK-  ciili>t(Ml  in  (  "...  II.  Fir>t  Main.  - 
ali-y.  and  M-rvt-d  until  di.M'liaroyd  in  I  )r(M-inl»»-r.  ^<'»1.  Ilcwa>in 
tin-  fani«)U>  (•no-ao-ciiicnt>  «•!'  .  \ntirtani  and  (  icttv^l'iiro;  and  numer- 
ous other  liattlfs,  and  wa>  >rvrn-ly  wmnidrd  in  Septendier.  IM'.I. 
near  I'eter.-huro-.  Virginia,  from  wliidi  In-  di<l  not  ciitin-ly  recover 
until  In-  wa>  dix-liarm-d.  The  Senator  \va>  and>itioii>  to  x-cnn-  an 
education.  an<l  with  that  end  in  \  iew  allowed  no  Opportunity  to  oo 

unimproved   in   which  he  iiiio-lit  u'ain  something.     He  studied  in 

camp  and  «>n  the  march,  ami  i-\vn  employed  his  time  while  on  picket 
duty  to  tit  himself  for  CMlleo-e  when  the  war  was  ended.  At  the 
(Apiration  of  his  term  of  enlistment  he  returned  north  and  in  1865 
entered  Mowdoin  Colleo-e.  from  which  he  oraduated  in  1  M'.'.I  <\vitli 
the  highest  -tandine,-  in  a  clas>  of  thirty-two.  Leaviim- 
colleo-,-  he  came  to  and  settled  in  Manitowoc.  \Vi>e«.n>in.  in  tlie 
latter  part  of  the  >ame  year.  lie  wa>  admitted  to  practice  at  the 
l>ar  in  1^11.  IN1  left  KfanitOWOC  in  December,  l^lk  and  after  a 

time  he  settled  in  the  town  of  Boulder,  Oolo.,  in  L8  75,  where  he  has 

ever  since  resided.  He  was  for  eiVht  years  city  attorney  of  that 
place  and  was  chosen  a  member  of  the  Ilmi-enf  Representatives  in 

L880and  re-elected  in  1^^'J.     In  iss^  he  was  elected  to  the  posi- 

tion which  he  is  now  tilling  with  such  ability.  The  Senator  has 
not  lost  any  of  the  traits  which  lie  BO  strongly  displayed  during 
the  war  and  the  determination  which  then  characterized  him  i^ 
still  visible  in  the  persistency  with  which  he  ma>ter>  the  details  ..f 
.  measure  which  comes  before  the  Senate.  He  is  ..ften  upon 
the  floor  but  always  to  purpose,  and  his  Mpiniuns  and  judgment 
are  lunked  iijiofi  as  CMnrlii-i\  e.  The  Senator  was  married 
<  'arrie  A.  Ma-on.  at  Appleton.  \\'  isCMiisin.  Sept.  '1  1  .  ls~i-'i. 

Thomas  Cornish. 

It   is  a  matter    of  pride    and  al><»    of    pleasiii'e,     to  the     writer,  to 
chronicle  the  event-  incident  to  a  life  like  that    of   Senator  Tli< 


The  Senator  was  horn  in     Knedaiid.    .Ian.     1.     1  s  1  1     and 
with     hi-     parents     immiirrated     to    Amei'ica  when  but  a  small 
f  -made  ninii.  having  had  but   t'e\v  >«-liool  d 


32  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


and  those  confined  to  the  mid-winter  weeks  when  he  was  relieved 
from  work.  His  boyhood  days,  with  the  exception  of  a  few  years 
of  his  earliest  life,  were  spent  in  Wisconsin  where  his  parents  set- 
tled soon  after  their  arrival  in  this  country.  The  Senator  has  been 
engaged  in  mining  ever  since.  First  in  the  copper  mines  of  Mich- 

O     o  O  _t  _L 

igan,  then  in  the  lead  mines  of  Wisconsin,  and  lastly  in  the  mines 
of  Colorado.  He  came  to  Colorado  in  1868  and  w^as  first  located 
in  Gilpin  county,  but  in  1869  removed  to  Clear  Creek  county 
where  he  has  ever  since  resided.  He  cast  his  first  vote  in  the  city 
of  Georgetown  and  has  never  voted  anywhere  else  in  his  life.  He 
was  chosen  Alderman  by  his  townsmen  in  1883  and  in  1884  was 
sent  to  represent  his  district  in  the  Senate  of  Colorado.  He  was 
elected  Police  Justice  and  Mayor  of  Georgetown  in  1886,  which 
position  he  now  holds  in  conjunction  with  that  of  Senator.  Sena- 
tor Cornish  is  Manager  of  the  Colorado  United  Mining  Co.  (lim- 
ited), of  London  England,  a  position  which  his  experience  as  a 
miner  eminently  fits  him  for.  He  is  a  man  of  about  five  feet  nine 
inches  in  stature,  squarely  built,  strong  physique  and  of  imposing 
appearance.  With  his  jet  black  hair  combed  carefully  backward 
from  his  forehead,  he  is  never  seen  without  a  smile  upon  his  face, 
and  a  mirthful  twinkle  in  his  eye.  Though  not  a  brilliant  speaker 
and  seldom  asking  for  the  floor,  he  is  nevertheless  always  accorded 
the  utmost  attention  when  he  does  rise  to  speak.  He  is  univer- 
sally respected  by  all  who  know  him.  He  is  still  unmarried,  and 
this  we  believe  is  the  only  fault  he  possesses  in  the  mind  of  the 
fair  sex. 

Oasimiro   Barela. 

Two  or  three  centuries  ago,  when  Colorado  and  New  Mexico 
were  nothing  but  vast  deserts  of  adobe  land,  sand  plains  and 
sparsely  tree-covered  mountains,  whose  solitude  and  silence  had 
never  been  broken  by  the  sound  of  man's  voice,  there  came  a  hardy 
race  to  their  borders  and  set  their  seal  upon  the  land  and  conquered 
it  for  their  own.  These  people  were  Spaniards,  or  of  Spanish 
descent,  and  among  the  earliest  of  these  were  the  ancestors  of  one 
of  the  best  known  citizens  of  our  State,  Senator  Casimiro  Barela. 
He  was  born  at  Embudo,  New  Mexico,  and  educated  at  Moro,  in 
that  Territory,  by  Rev.  J.  B.  Salpointe,  the  present  Roman 
Catholic  Archbishop  of  Xew  Mexico.  The  Senator  has  been  twice 
married,  the  first  time  March  4,  1867,  and  the  second  time  Febru- 
ary 16,  1883.  He  is  the  father  of  nine  children,  all  by  his  first 
wife,  of  whom  there  are  but  three  daughters  still  living.  The  Sen- 
ator settled  in  his  present  home,  the  village  of  Barela,  in  the  valley 
of  San  Francisco,  Las  Animas  county,  Colorado,  in  the  spring  of 
1867.  In  1870  the  Senator  was  nominated  and  elected  Assessor  of 


\IMIM     01     '   OLOB  U 


!ld    'In-    \ear  follo\V!i;._ 

•  •('   the   !  r  of    the  '  '•>!<.  rado  Terri' 

'id  in    1  v  "»tli    term-    with 

! 

memher     of      til' 

of  (  en  (  loilnl  -m-er    of  <mt  \ 

• 

••!.  anil  at    the 

'  didate  hn1  Presidential   Klector  upon    the 
•  •1.  \\\>  name  j.|)c:irii)o-  t  \\-irt-   upon  the 

Jri'i-Mtl'i 


rilollu'll    Jri'i-Mtl'i!  ,' 

•  ^aiii  t-l.  Senator  by  an  overwhelming  majority,    lie 

County  Judge  immediately  HJKMI  his  elee- 

tidi  <»f  Scnatcr.   havino-   held    ihat    «>t}ice   one  year,  but,  however, 

to  the  >ati>t'acti<Mi  «»f  hi>  entire  enmity.       h:  the  eleetinn  nf  la>t  fall 
line  ;i|»j»e:ire«l    lipnll    the    I  Jeim  lerntie  ticket  a.-  t  he  eaii'liila  ' 
.  \uditni-.  and  altliniio'li  defeated  he  led    his    |»rede<-e->"i-    upon 
the  >anie  ticket   for  the  sirfie  pnsiti«»u   1»\    nmre    than    five    th«ni>;unl 
n  Senator  Dan-la  tirM  cani'-  to  Colorado  he  eno-a^vd  in 
id    the    rai-ino-    ,,f    stock.        Afterward    he    >tarted    in 
liandi/inu;.  altlmno-h  he  >till  continued  in  the   -tnek     l>n>' 
handling    sheep,  cattle    an<l    Imrses.  in  which    l»u>iiie.-s   he  .-till    re- 
inaiti-.        lie  i-  at    j.iv.-ent   one    of     the     lafe-'e^t     -tneklmlders    ill    tlie 

dad  (  'attic  (  '••..  and  in  the  Barela  Bro  s.  Cattle  Co.      M\\ 


nan  of    keen     perception    and  analytical  mind,  and  one  whose 

word-   are    !:  to  with  more  than  nnliuary  :ittenti«m  when    lie 

in  hi>  |  peak  in  the  Senati-.       Althoim-h  he  speak>  the 

i>h  lano'iiao'e  with  much  dillicnlty.  his  idea.-  are    alway-    th«»>e 

of  a  el.  >-e  thinker.       lie  i>  coiiiparati\-ely  a   ynmia  man  yet.  and  has 

-  'fe  him. 


J.  D.  Montez 

horn  in    New    M  >  1   and  was    educate.)     in    the 

(  .-ndent    t'rnn. 

•II    of     tl.-  .-du- 

d     in     h 

:-h     well 

- 

.inrial  I  > 
arried   h  I'nnidad 

Miity    in    the 


34  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


last  two  State  Republican  Conventions.  lie  is  engaged  in  stock 
raising,  in  which  business  he  is  very  successful.  He  also  has  a 
large  general  store  at  his  home,  and  like  his  other  business  has  also 
made  this  a  success.  The  voting  population  of  his  district  is  largely 
Mexican,  and  lie  enjoys  their  confidence  to  a  large  degree. 

George  M.  Ohilcott. 

During  the  greater  portion  of  the  present  session  of  the  General 
Assembly,  the  absence  of  Hon.  George  M.  Cliilcott  has  been  greatly 
felt  in  the  Senate  chamber  on  account  of  severe  illness.  Mr.  Cliil- 
cott was  born  in  Trough  Creek  Valley,  Huntingtoii  county,  Perm., 
January  2,  1828.  He  was  educated  in  country  schools  and  worked 
on  a  farm  during  vacation.  After  working  on  a  farm  in  Jefferson 
county,  Iowa,  a  few  years,  he  taught  school,  at  the  same  time  pur- 
suing the  study  of  medicine  until  the  spring  of  1850.  On  March 
21st  of  that  year  he  was  married  to  Miss  Jennie  Cox.  In  1853  he 
was  elected  on  the  Whig  ticket  as  Sheriff  of  Jefferson  county,  la.  ; 
serving  one  year.  In  1856  he  removed  to  Burt  county,  Nebraska, 
and  was  shortly  afterwards  elected  to  represent  Burt  and  dimming 
counties  in  the  Lower  House  of  the  Legislature.  In  1859  he  again 
pushed  further  west,  and  arrived  in  Denver  in  May.  He  prospect- 
ed during  that  summer.  In  the  fall  he  was  elected  to  the  Consti- 
tutional Convention  from  the  county  of  Arapahoe.  The  same  year 
he  returned  to  his  family  in  Nebraska,  and  the  following  spring 
came  back  to  Colorado.  The  summer  of  1860  he  spent  upon  Cherry 
creek,  and  in  the  fall  he  moved  to  Southern  Colorado,  where  he  was 
robbed  of  his  wagon,  team  and  the  little  property  he  had  —  by 
one  he  had  befriended.  Left  penniless  in  a  strange  land,  he  was 
fortunate  enough  to  hire  out  on  a  farm  until  1863,  when  he  located 
on  a  farm  twelve  miles  from  Pueblo.  He  then  went  to  Nebraska 
for  his  family.  He  served  as  a  member  of  the  Territorial  Legisla- 
ture in  the  first  two  sessions  of  that  body.  In  1863  President  Lin- 
coln appointed  him  Register  of  the  United  States  Land  Office  for 
the  District  of  Colorado,  which  position  he  held  nearly  four  years. 
In  1866  he  was  elected  to  Congress  under  the  State  organization, 
which  sought  admission  to  the  Union,  but  as  Congress  refused  to 
admit  it  he  could  not  take  his  seat.  In  1867  he  was  elected  dele- 
gate to  Congress  for  the  Territory  of  Colorado,  serving  one  term. 
during  which  time  he  got  a  bill  passed  repealing  the  act  which  dis- 
criminated against  all  the  territory  west  of  Kansas  and  east  of  Cali- 
fornia, by  charging  letter  postage  on  all  printed  matter  between 
the  two  boundaries.  He  succeeded  in  getting  large  appropriations 
for  surveys,  and  also  got  the  St.  Vrain  and  Vigil  Land  Grant  bill 


BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM    OK    COLORADO, 


lie    W9£    B     menihcr    of    the    Territorial  (  '..iinci!  and  al-o 
•  •f  that   hody  durine.  the  session  «•!'   1  .ml   wa>    al-o 

1  in  1874.     In  187o   be  •  d    to    the  6 

P6.       L"i-  the  Sixth  <  M-iieral   A— emhly  he 

:    1'uehlo.       Mine  prevented     him    from     aidintr   that 

hody     with     hi.-    wi-e    coun-el    and     .-olid,    cl-  -'lin^ 

a  -launch    Republican  and  ha-  al\\a\-   '"'en   popu 

lar  w::h  hi-  party. 

Timothy  B.  Ryan 
torn  on  the  10th  day  of  October,  IMo.  in  the  town  «,f    Yir- 

•-.  \'ei-moiit,  ami  received  hi.-  education  in  the  puhlic  school.- 
of  Franklin  county,  New  York.  A  1  a rov- framed,  rohu.-t  younn- 

.  full  of  life  and  energy,  he  eould  not  endure  the  plodding 

and  80  came  to  try  his  fortune  in  the  wonderland  of 
the  west.  He  arrived  in  Colorado  in'  March,  l^To.  and  .-ettled  at 
Silver  Plume.  Here  he  at  once  ene/aovd  in  mining,  in  which  pur- 
suit he  met  with  the  usual  and  varying  success  until  1878.  In 
that  year,  while  the  excitement  was  at  its  heiedit  in  Leadville,  he. 
like  thou>aml-  of  other.-,  went  to  that  hoomino-  camp  to  try  hi>  for- 
tune amid  it-  ru>h.  That  city  ha>  heen  hi>  home  ever -ince.  I'o- 
!  of  a  .-tronir  arm  and  a  determination  to  Micceed,  hy  dili- 
trent  u-e  of  the  pick  and  .-lu»vfl  he  laid  the  foundation  for  hi>  pre.- 
ent  pr.»peril\ .  He  i-  a  >tockhol<ler  in  the  *\dam>  M  inin^r  Co.. 
who.-e  property  is  regarded  a>  one  of  the  e-TeateM  silver  pi'oducer.- 
of  the  State,  and  he  i>  also  interested  in  cattle  in  dartield  county. 
He  i-  a  memher  of  the  Democratic  State  Central  Committee,  and 

tall  wa-  nominated  hy  the  Democrats  <>f  Laket«»  till  the  \acan- 
cy  in  the  State  Senate,  occasioned  hy  the  death  of  John  T.  Klkin.-. 
and  'ed  jiverthe  Uejuihlican  camlidate  hy  a  large  majority, 

'vino-  a  laroyr  \«»te  than  any  «»ther  camlidate  on  either  ticket  in 
Lake  county.  He  i>  a  (juiet,  oh.-er\ant  man.  t-vnr  watchful  of  the 
intere-t-  he  repre-ent-.  and  act  i  no;  only  upon  due  consideration  hi.- 
jude.-ment  i.-  M-ldom  at  fault. 

Antonio  D.  Archuleta 

horn   September  2,  1885,  in  Taos  county,  Nen   Mexico.     He 
ded   .-chn.il   at   different  times  in  the  counties  of  Oonejos  and 

in    the  \eai--  from  V.o     to    '»'»!«.  and  in    IsTO  came  to  Denver, 
re  lie  attended  >chool  until  '71.  after  which  he  went   home    and 
1   until  he  wa-  twenty  one  year-  of  :IL:  -     m  after  attain 

hie    majority  he  wa-  nominated  and  elected  upon  the  Kepuhli 
8  a  meniher  of    the     tir-t  Le^i>lat  lire  of    thi-  State,  ami 


36  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM    OF   COLORADO. 


was  re-elected  iii  '81.  In  '84  lie  was  chosen  to  represent  his  dis- 
trict in  the  State  Senate.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Lawriand  G  id- 
le] os,  daughter  of  Lina  Gallejos,  of  Taos  county,  N.  M.,  in  1877. 
aiid  the  couple  have  been  blessed  with  one  child,  a  son,  Daniel  R. 
Archiileta.  Senator  Archuleta's  parents  located  on  the  Conejos 
river,  in  Taos  county,  New  Mexico,  in  the  early  part  of  1856.  where 
they  have  ever  since  remained.  "When  the  Territory  of  Colorado 
was  cnt  off  from  New  Mexico,  the  part  in  which  they  lived  was  in- 
cluded within  the  borders  of  the  new.  Territory.  The  Legislature 
of  '84  created  the  new  county  of  Archnleta,  which  was  named  after 
the  Senator's  family.  They  are  one  of  the  wealthiest  and  most  in- 
fluential families  in  that  section,  and  can  always  be  found  arrayed 
upon  the  side  of  right.  The  Senator  is  himself  a  merchant  and  a 
stock  grower,  in  which  business  he  has  been  most  successful. 
Though  but  just  entering  the  last  half  of  the  second  score  of 
years  of  his  life,  he  has  attained  considerable  prominence  and 
wealth  among  his  people.  Although  he  is  a  Mexican  by  birth,  he 
is  at  the  same  time  thoroughly  an  American,  and  is  imbued  with 
American  ideas.  Liberal  minded,  patriotic  and  a  strong  advocate 
of  public  schools,  he  can  always  be  found  arrayed  upon  the  side  of 
the  weak  as  against  the  strong.  The  Senator  is,  and  always  has 
been  a  Republican,  in  his  convictions. 

A.  W.  Waters. 

Representing  the  Sixth  District  in  the  Senate,  is  a  citizen  of  Arap- 
ahoe  county  and  of  Denver.  Lie  was  elected  to  his  position  by  rea- 
son of  his  personal  popularity  and  fitness  for  it.  Owing  to  ill 
health  he  has  been  unable  to  occupy  his  seat  and  is  now  traveling 
in  Southern  California.  He  was  elected  in  the  fall  of  1884  and 
during  the  last  session  of  the  Legislature  was  a  wise,  efficient  mem- 
ber of  the  Senate.  His  interests  are  with  those  of  the  people  he 
represents.  Mr. 'Waters  is  well  known  in  the  city  of  Denver  as 
an  enterprising  and  successful  merchant.  He  came  to  Colorado 
from  Wisconsin  several  years  ago  and  became  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Haskell  &  Waters,  commission  merchants,  in  which  busi- 
ness he' still  remains.  Previous  to  his  nomination  upon  the  Re- 
publican ticket  for  the  position  which  he  now  holds,  Mr.  Waters 
did  not  take  an  active  part  in  politics  but  employed  his  time  with 
his  business.  His  many  friends  hope  for  his  speedy  and  entire 
recovery.  His  welcome,  upon  his  return  will  be  a  glad  one  by 
his  associates  in  the  Senate,  who  miss  his  business  tact  and  ready 
help  in  handling  the  weighty  problems  which  come  up  for  their 
solution. 


BIOGB  \IMIK    \i.    «  o\i  \'\  \  mr  M    OF   '  "l. <>i:  \  DO.  :'-< 

Charles  J.   Christian, 

,111.  from  tin-  K;  District,    is  a  civil 

and  mining  engineer,  with  oilices  at  Leadville.     Mr.  ( 'hristian 
bom  in  IS.M  at  Pottaville,  Schuykill  Co    Pa.     Tin-  Sena 
tor  ha-  resided  in  thN  State  SII  '.and  in  Leadvillesince 

Gilbert  M.  Woodworth, 

iiting  tin*  Tenth  Senatorial  District,  was  born  Novem- 
OUnty,  Pennsylvania.    He  was  «><lu- 

l  at  the  Vienna  High  School.  Ontario  county,  New  York. 
•  'intent  from  an  old-time  Whig,  and  is  a  thorough 
Republican  himself,  having  always  voted  that  ticket  and  ad- 
principles.     On  his  mother's  side    his   ancestors 
>tch,  one  of  them.  William  Gordon,  was  one  of  the 
pirators  against  the  Crown  in  the  Irish  rebellion,  headed 
by  Robert  Kmmett  in  I  788.     Defeated  and  disheartened.  Wil- 
liam (Gordon  made  his  escape  to  America,  where  he  was  joined 
by  his  family,  one  by  one, as  they  were  able  to  get  out  of  Ire- 
land without  being  overtaken  by  their  English  hunters.    The 
only    daughter   of   William   Gordon   married,    in   this  coun- 
try, a  man  by  the  name  of  Bennett,  and  her  son  is  the   pn  ^ 
ent  James  (Gordon  Bennett  of  the  New  York  Herald.     Chi' 

ion.  who  met  his  death  so  heroically  in  E^ypt,  was    sec- 
uiisin  of  Senator  Woodworth.     The  Senators  father  was 
ied  out  of  Virginia  at  the  lu^inninu:  of  the  u'l-eat  struggle 
}>y  his  rehel  neiu'hboi-s.  who  ottered  live  hundred    dollars  for 
him.  dead  or  alive,  his  only  crime  being  that  he  was  an  Abo- 
litionist.     From  Virginia    he    went    to   Kansas    in    ls.")7.  and 
bore  a  large  part  in  the  anti-slavery  discussion,  on  a  number 

ions    barely  scaping  with  his  life,     lie  was  a  del, 
Constitutional  Convention,  and  at    the  opening  of  the 

•  f  his  sons  to  do  battle  for  thepnnciples  ! 

dearly  loved.     One  of  these  \va  -nator  Woodworth,  who 

1    a  varied    and  checkered  life.      He  rame  to  Colorado 

in  !>''.( ».  but  returned  to  Kansas  in  the  following  year  and  en 

d  in  the  Fifth  Kansas  Volunteers,  in  which  command   he 

,ti's.     He  was  in  the  Fourth  Arkansas  for  eight 

months    of    the     war.        Knlisting    as    ;,     private  s.-ldier.   he 

at  the  end  of  his  first  thre  of  service  chosen   li<-u 

tenant  of  the  Twelfth  Kansas  Militia  and    made    adjutant    of 

Afterwards  h.  --moted  to  a  lieuteiiant- 

y  for  his  gallant  conduct  near  Independence.  .Missouri. 

in  the  famoii-  "  Pap.  Price  campaign."     Senator  \Voo<lworth 

ha-    been  a  prornineui  citi/en  ot    Iient  county.  Colorado,  ever 


BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


since  1865,  and  is  one  of  the  leading  stockmen  of  that  section. 
He  organized  the  Republican  party  of  that  county  in  1875, 
and  was  chairman  of  the  County  Central  Committee  for  eight 
years.  In  1884  he  was  elected  to  the  position  he  still  holds, 
and  in  which  he  is  gaining  honor  and  friends  with  each  suc- 
ceeding day. 

Leonard  W.  Wells 

Was  born  in  the  State  of  Ohio  in  1837  and  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  schools  of  that  State.  His  father  was  a  Jeffer- 
soniari  Democrat,  but  failed  to  impart  his  political  sentiments 
to  his  son,  who  is  strong  Republican.  The  Senator  came  to 
Colorado  in  1860  and  settled  in  Douglas  county.  In  1864  he 
enlisted  in  the  Third  Colorado  Regiment  of  Volunteers.  He 
was  married  in  1868  to  Miss  Alice  James,  of  Denver. 
Three  children  have  been  born  to  them,  but  only  one  is  now 
living— a  son,  who  is  being  educated  at  the  State  Agricultu- 
ral College  at  Fort  Collins.  Mr,  Wells  served  his  county 
for  three  years  as  county  commissioner  and  in  1880 
was  elected  to  the  State  Senate  from  Douglas  county.  In 
1884  he  was  re-elected  a  joint  or  float  Senator  from  the  coun- 
ties of  Arapahoe  and  Douglas.  The  Senator  is  one  of  the 
oldest  settlers  in  Colorado,  and  has  always  taken  an  interest 
in  the  welfare  of  the  State.  Having  watched  her  growth 
through  all  the  years  of  her  existence,  he  is  thoroughly  ac- 
quainted with  her  needs  and  requirements,  and  his  experi- 
ence, coupled  with  his  good,  sound  sense,  eminently  fits  him 
for  the  position  he  now  holds.  His  constituency  need  have 
no  fear  but  that  their  interests  will  be  well  guarded  while  en- 
trusted to  him. 

• 

James  A.  McOandless 

Is  a  resident  of  Florence,  Colorado,  and  is  one  of  the  oldest 
settlers  in  the  State.  He  was  born  February  28, 1836,  in  Ash 
county,  North  Carolina,  and  received  his  education  in  the 
common  schools  of  that  State.  Though  born  and  raised  in  a 
Southern  State,  he  is  nevertheless  a  Republican,  of  the  most 
stalwart  kind  and  has  always  kept  to  the  standard  of  that 
party.  The  Senator  is  a  married  man  and  the  father  of  eight 
children.  He  immigrated  to  and  settled  in  Fremont  county, 
Colorado,  in  1864,  and  has  been  identified  with  every  onward 
movement  in  the  State  since  that  time.  He  was  a  commis- 
sioner of  Fremont  county  from  1877  to  1880;  was  elected 
to  the  State  Legislature  in  1879,  and  again  in  1881,  and  last 
year  was  elected,  to  his  present  position.  Because  of  his  long 


BIOGRAPHIC  A  I.   <  oMPi.MHlM    01  \  DO, 


[dence  in  Colorado.  Senator  Mc(  'andl- 
nit  with    its    history  and  n-  any  man  ii 

ate  :  thi>   knowledge,  backed   by  hN 
him  a  valuable  member  of  that  body.     His  people  have  in 

liim  a  careful  and  able  champion. 


Henry  Lee. 

Was  born  il  \   Old    Kn^lanil"    in    IS-r.\   and    h 

his  nativity  in  .  ,tture.      He  is  endowed  \vith  a  tenacity 

of  purpose  peculiar  to  his  race,  and  has  reached  8 

in.l«  :  Mandally  and  of  honor   politically,  repres 

••nth  District    in    the    Semite.     He   is*  -  the 

'.n.iC  l>usin»'ss  men  of  Di'iivrr.  owning    a  laruv  farm  ini]>l«- 

mrnt  lions.' on  I  Street, and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the 

of  l)»Miv»-r.      I  lis  j)atr«  •  I  all 

senator  L.  farcied  as  one  o1  long- 

Mcn  in  the  Senate  by  his  associates  there,  and  though  la- 

boring  under  extren  i vantages  lie  is  one  of  th--   most 

•'.il  ni'-n  in   that  body. 


John  H.  Poole. 


One  of  th<  looking  ^entipnien   upon  the  floor  of  the 

Sena  an  of  iiujMisin^  appearance:  OUH    who  aiTesrs  the 

eye  of  an  observe]-  1>y  tho  mere  act    of   rising    to    \i\<    f.-ei  :  a 
war  horse  of  democracy.  Senator  Poole  is  one  of  the    hn 
men  in  i  he  chandler.      He  is  an  a.Lrii-ressive  aid  fearless  advo 

my  measure  in  which  he  is  interested.     In   the   • 
Of  the    fall  of  188C     the    Seiiaioi    w&8   elected    from    the 
Sixth,    a    sn-oii'rly    Republican  district,  (  oiiuty  of  A  rapahoe. 
including    Denver,    pollinu-    a    lar.u^M-    vote    than     any    other 
man    upon    either    ticket.     The    Senator    and  Ms  brol 
owneix  and  mai  of    the    Denver  one  of  ilie 

nterprises  in  the  city.     Their    manuf; 

are       sold      and      universally      used      in    all     the    adjoining 
States  and  Territories.    The  Senator  ie 

the  General  bly,     ir 

and    enterprise    \\n<    hnilt    up   a  which 

throughout       il  .....  ntiiv     West      Although       W 
are 

friend  of  the   workin^nian  and  IS  alwi  '  -und 

in  earnex.  >npi  .liable  m 

eir  condition.     The  S  -i\-  \  in  Du- 

bn«|iie.      Iowa.       re<-.-ivin^      his     edmytion     in     tlie     public 


40  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 

schools  of  that  city.  He  is  of  English  parentage  and  has  in- 
herited many  of  the  traits  peculiar  to  his  race,  but  is  at  the 
same  time  a  thorough  American.  He  came  to  Colorado  first 
in  1877,  and  has  been  a  resident  of  Denver  since  1883. 
He  is  a  good  citizen,  an  enterprising  and  successful  business 
man,  a  judicious  and  liberal  advertiser  and  patron  of  the 
press,  a  man  whom  it  is  safe  to  bank  upon.  We  predict  for 
him  greater  heights  than  he  now  occupies, 

Elton  Towers  Beckwith. 

Born  on  the  Island  of  Mt.  Desert,  Maine,  raised  amid  the 
roar  of  old  oceans'  waves,  over  whose  billows  he  sailed  to 
many  lands,  first  officer  of  his  own  ship,  he  developed  the 
spirit  of  independence  and  liberty  of  action  which  we  see  so 
strongly  displayed  in  him  to-day.  Unbiased  bv  prejudice, 
knowing  no  law  but  that  of  honor.  Senator  Beckwith  holds 
his  place  in  the  affections  of  his  constituency  and  the  people 
of  his  section  of  the  State  by  his  true  manhood.  The  Senator 
received  his  education  at  Cambridge,  Mass.,  and  seventeen 
years  ago  immigrated  to  Colorado.  He  settled  in  Wet  Moun- 
tain Valley,  Caster  county,  with  a  brother  who  had  preceeded 
him,  there  he  has  resided  ever  since.  He  is  the  owner  of  sev- 
eral ranches  in  the  valley,  which  are  all  well  stocked  with 
fine  horses  and  cattle.  He  is  one  of  the  largest  tax-payers 
in  his  county  and  has  always  been  looked  upon  as  "a  pro- 
gressive citizen,  taking  a  deep  personal  interest  in  every 
movement  looking  to  the  advancement  of  his  chosen  section. 
He  was  married  to  Mrs.  Elsie  A.  Davis,  of  Chicago, 
on  Nov.  30,  1875  ;  they  have  one  child,  a  daughter. 
Born  in  an  Abolition  State  he  is  a  Republican  by  every 
right  cf  birth  and  training  and  is  not  backward  in  maintain- 
ing his  convictions.  He  has  represented  his  county  in  al- 
most every  county  and  state  convention  since  1870.  He 
was  elected  to  his  present  place  in  the  Senate  in  1886  and 
can  always  be  found  in  his  place.  He  makes  friends  of 
all  by  his  genial  manner  and  pleasant  smile.  He  keeps  a 
watchful  eye  upon  the  interests  of  those  whom  he  represents 
and  supports  that  which  he  believes  to  be  good. 

Samuel  Adams. 

of  Leadville,  representing  the  Eleventh  District,  was  born  in 
New  Brunswick  and  gained  his  education  by  persistent  study 
and  application,  without  the  aid  of  schools  or  teachers.  Born 
in  the  far  north  and  of  a  hardy  race  he  has  made  his  own 


i;i<>< .  i;  \  I'!!  1 1    \i.   <  o\i  j'KN  Dl  r.M    <»!•    OOLORA]  -11 

in  tli»-  world  ami  !ia-  -pent  the    later  years  of  his    life  in 
ado.      H«-  LS  a  thorough   Democrat  and  dors  not  i'ail  upon 
-how  his  ad  IK- i '  ihe  principle-  of  hi 

!dom    heard   upon  the  floor  of 

ate.  bul   hisacii  uided  by    good  judgment     and 

lie  was  married   in  I  Miss   Annie   Hums. 

tor    Adams    is    Manager    of    tin-   Adams    Mining  ('• 

one  <>t'  tlif   nio-t  prosperous  and  successful  com- 
panies operating  there.     He  is  a  shrewd  business  man  and  is 
•  1  ( >f  (••  tnsiderable  wealth. 

Samuel  V.  C.  Newell, 

nting    the    Fourth    Senatorial  District,  is    one  of  the 

rerprisin^   and   successful   members  of  that    august 

body.     He  takes  a  deep  interest    in  all  measures  which  coine 

up  and  is  never  at  fault  as  to  his  duty  and  convictions  on  <-ach. 

He\va-  born  in  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  on  the  28th  of  April,  1854 

and  was  educated   in  the    common    schools    of    Northwestern 

Ohio    and    \Vest    Virginia.     The   foundation    there    laid  has 

built    upon    by    strong  effort  and  extensive   reading. 

H"    is    the    author    of  many     bills,     all   of   which    are    of 

Seal  value  to  the  people  of  the  State,  and  has  been  unus- 
ually successful  with  them.  His  voice  can  be  frequently 
heard  speaking  upon  questions  of  law  and  costitutionality 
and  always  with  the  undivided  attention  of  the  Senate.  He 
was  married  to  Miss  Libbie  Bolthoff  on  Sept.  ^i».  L878,  at 

ral  City,  Colo.;   they    have    one    child,    a   boy.     S«M 
Newell  is  a  partner  in  the  banking  lirmotM.  Mellor  &  Co.,   of 

•al  City.   Colorado. 

Mason  B.  Carpenter 

Was  born  in  Orange  county.    Vermont.    Oct.  ?.  1SI.\      li 

titcation  in    the    Marre.    Vermont,  academy  from 

which  he  graduated  in  1804.  afterwards  entering  the    I'niver- 

noiit  and  graduating  therefrom    in  1868.      He  was 

burn  of  po.»r  but  respectable  p.  mdhas   a\\\  n    a 

ibli'-an.      lb-    wa^    married    to    Fanny    M.    P>rainard.  at 

klyn.  New  York.  Dec.  ID,  l,s?l  ;  they   ha\'e  t  hree  children. 

The  Senator  served  iatanl    Secretary   ol   the    \ermont 

•ie  durinu-  th.-  L869  to  1872,  and  was  Secretar 

th«-  -ame  body  from   !>?•_'  to  L874      IJeinoving  to  Colorado  he 

chosen  a  member  of  the  Eoose offeepresentatives in 

and  WB&  el.-cte.l  to  thw  position  which  he  now  holds,   as  S- 

a  the  Sixth  District,  in  I8S1.     Senator   Carpenter  188 


42  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


man  of  about  medium  height,  with  dark  hair  and  eyes  and 
fine  form.  Possessed  of  a  finished  education  and  polished 
mind  he  is  able  to  cope  with  all  questions  of  vital  interest ; 
with  his  quick  powers  of  analysis  he  unravels  the  tangles 
which  sometimes  occur,  and  by  an  opportune  suggestion, 
which  is  always  adopted,  he  makes  clear  what  was  before 
dark.  His  speeches  are  short  and  to  the  point,  and  always 
meet,  the  approval  of  those  who  hear.  His  District  could  not 
have  chosen  better, 

John   Kinkaid. 

The  tallest  and  one  of  the  best  built  men  in  the  Senate  is 
Hon.  John  Kinkaid,  representing  five  counties  in  the  Thir- 
teenth Senatorial  District.  He  was  born  in  Pennsylvania 
and  is  but  thirty  years  of  age.  He  is  a  sterling  Democrat, 
and  realizes  that  he  has  been  sent  to  the  Senate  to  do  some 
good,  practical  service.  Consequently  we  find  him  on  all  oc- 
casions taking  a  lively  interest  in  every  discussion  that  comes 
up,  offering  suggestions  and  arguing  the  varied  points  with  a 
degree  of  wisdom  and  knowledge  that  is  keenly  appreciated 
by  his  associates.  The  Senator  is  an  unmarried  man,  but  ev- 
idently he  possesses  every  qualification  that  might  go  towards 
making  a  loving  husband  and  fond  father.  The  future  is 
promising  for  Senator  Kinkaid,  as  he  is  in  every  sense  an  able 
and  representative  man.  He  is  a  lawyer  by  profession  and 
enjoys  a  good  practice  at  his  home  in  Gunnison. 


REPRESENTATIVES. 

Thomas  B.  Stuart. 

i  Ion.  Thomas  I>.  Stuart,  Speaker  of  tin-  Nous.-.  and 
the  representatives  of  Arapahoe  county,  was   burn  in  M 

COUDtj,  OMo,  April    -\     IS-IM.      lit*    was    educated    in    111 

and  [owa,  and  was  married  to  Miss  Helen  M.  Richart.  in  Mon- 
mty,   Iowa,   in   is?:'.,   they  have  three  children, 

Stuart  \\ :  d  on  a  farm  until  he  was  sixteen  year 

•iat  time  he  enlisted  in  Company  C,  Eighteenth  R 

Iowa    Infantry,  and    served    three    years    and    three    months 
•iii'li  the  rebellion,  never  missing  a  march  or  a  day  oil'  duty 
during  that  time.      At  the  end  of   the    wai  he  law 

otlire  of   the  tii-in  of   Stuart    Brothers,  at  Chariton,  Iowa. 

admitted  to  the  bar  in  1SC.7.     He  continued  in  the  prac 
if  law  in  Iowa,  until  ISS'J,  when  he  came  to  l>env< 
rado.     At   the  suggestion  of  leading  members  of  the  Grand 
Arm\sof   the  Republic  he  WES    placed   ii]>on    the  Republican 

member  of  the  House  of  Representatives  for  i 
and  was  elected  by  the  largest  majority  received  by  any  can- 
didate   on    his    party  ticket,  and  upon  the  convening   of   the 
'slatuiv  he  was  selected  as  Speaker.      In  lss«'.  he  was  airain 
nominated    by  the  Republican  party,  and  he    a^ain    led 
ticket.     A  second  time  he  was  elected  to  the  Speaker-hip — a 
position  which  his  alfability  and   Denial    manners,  comb 
by  his  ivady  conception  of  ri.irlit  and  wn>nic  on  all  point-, 
mirably    lit    him    for    that    honorable  and   responsible   duty. 
The  duties  of  a  Speaker  requires  a  ready  sagacity,  a    CO] 
and  (prick  judgment,  a    bold  independence  and  ;icit\ 

and  disposition  tor  hard  work.     The  work   which   a  Speak--i 

:  do  while  other  men  are  asleep  more  severell 
qualities  than  does  the  public  duty  ot  directing  the  daih 
;islati\e  Assembly.      In    the    Speaker's     i 
1'irden    of   commit  EUlization,  and  upon  his 

judgment  and  fairness  in  this  uTeat  duty  lianas  the  c<>n  troll  in-- 

-latioii  :   and  in  the  duty  o 
r    intellii:,.m    decision  and 
Stuart  ha<  made  a  ^ood  Speaker,  and  his  election 

Miial  compliment.      \Vhils;  Strongly  Republican  in 


44  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM    OF  COLORADO. 


principle,  Mr.  Stuart  is  also  anti-monopoly,  and  at  all  times 
and  in  all  places  favors  and  advances  ideas  which  are  calcu- 
lated to  benefit  the  laboring  man,  recognizing  in  them  the 
bone  and  sinew  of  the  land.  He  also  knows  that  it  is  from 
the  ranks  of  the  laboring  classes  we  number  our  brightest 
ornaments,  and  through  them  have  we  had  enacted  the  most 
just  and  equitable  laws  that  adorn  both  the  State  and  the 
National  Governments.  Mr.  Stuart  is  a  gentleman  of  unques- 
tionable honesty  and  confessed  ability  in  the  profession  which 
he  follows,  and  his  points  are  always  well  taken  on  legal  mat- 
ters. His  suavity  of  manner  and  his  honesty  of  purpose 
combine  to  give  him  the  eminent  success  he  has  attained. 

John  L.  Russell 

Was  born  June  22,  1858,  in  Baltimore,  Maryland,  and  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Baltimore  county  during  the 
winter  months  and  worked  on  his  father's  farm  during  the 
summer.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  J.  Divane,  April  17, 
1882.  in  Denver.  They  have  two  boys.  Mr.  Russell  came 
to  this  Slate  in  1877,  having  been  so  reduced  in  finances  as  to 
have  to  borrow  the  money  from  his  sister  to  get  here.  Being 
a  professional  florist,  upon  arriving  here  he  soon  obtained 
employment  at  his  business.  By  industry  and  frugality  he 
soon  saved  sufficient  to  make  a  start  for  himself,  and  after  a 
short  time  acquired  a  flourishing  trade,  making  many  ac- 
quaintances socially,  and  firm  supporters  politically ;  as 
he  is  a  genial,  whole-souled  gentleman,  all  who  have  become 
intimate  with  him  have  profited  by  so  doing.  Thrift  and 
prosperity  have  followed  as  a  consequence  of  his  strict  atten- 
tion to  business,  until  now  he  is  able  to  say  that  he  has  accu- 
mulated a  fair  competency.  Amongst  his  enterprises  is  that 
of  a  large  tract  of  land  on  the  Platte  river,  which  he  is  laying 
out  for  a  fruit  orchard,  and  hopes  to  prove  by  his  test  that 
this  State  is  capable  of  producing  fine  fruit  when  intelligently 
and  properly  looked  after.  Mr.  Russell's  father  was  a  Demo- 
crat, but  failed  to  instil  the  same  doctrines  in  his  son,  who  is 
a  sterling  Republican.  In  the  present  Assembly  he  has  done 
good  service  for  the  people  he  represents,  atid  has  proved  his 
capability  to  serve  as  a  legislator. 

John  T.  Donnellan. 

Belongs  to  that  class  of  quiet,  unassuming  men  who  plod 
their  way  along  through  life  industriously  without  pre- 
suming to  usurp  to  themselves  all  the  power  and  control  of 


BIOGRAPHIC  A  I.   «  <>M  PI-AMI   v  ORADO, 


allairs.      His  worth   ha-  been  acknowledged    hy  those  obs< 

ant  of  liis  character,  and  without  seeking  ii  li«-  has  i \\  pli 

in  th  ion  of  n  ;  In-    1  loiisr  of  I 

atatives  from  Tellm  •!  county,   and  in   tliat 

rapacity  In-  -\vn  niurh  ahility   and  sound   j  iid-m.-i' t  in 

his  adv'ocac\  of  different  measures  in  which  In*  has   he.-n   in- 

Mr.  Donnellan  was  horn  in  Madison.  WlSCOnsi] 
Ee  was  married  to  Miss   Li//.ie    \.    Schiel,   of  <>uray. 
.  in  1883;  they  have  one  daughter,     Mr.    Donm-Han 
ill.-  advania.  &1  terms  in  the   common  schools  of 

native  fo\\  n.     These,  together  with    a  year  at  \\'orthin-: 
r,iiM  Uoge,  at  M.adison.  Wis.,  embraced  his  school  days, 

Ih'd  dit for  his  persistent    effort  to  attain  a 

knowl»Mju-.-  of  hMUM-s  and  l)iisin«'ss  iimU'r  thf  most  trying  «•!)•- 
cinnstaiK-.-s,  his  father  having  died  when  h»-  wa>  less  than 
one  year  old,  since  he  was  ten  years  old  he  has  sup). on, -d 
himself,  and  when  prosperity  has  shone  upon  him  has  not 
he.Mi  unmindful  of  the  folks  at  home,  as  his  mother  and  sister 
still  reside  in  Madison.  Mr  Donnellan  came  to  Colorado  in 
the  spring  of  1875  when  but  nineteen  years  of  age.  lie  came 
for  tluj  sake  of  his  health,  and  in  order  to  get  here  hud  to 
horrow  the  money,  landing  here  among  a  strange  people 
in  a  strange  country  without  a  dollar  in  his  pocket.  Mr. 
Donnellan  made  mining  his  avocation  after  his  arrival  in  Col- 
orado. 11,.  spent  one  year  in  Georgetown, but  in  the  spring  of 
ivmov.-d  to  the  s'an  .luaii  country  and  settled  in  th»--  Sail 
Miguel  valley.  In  the  fall  of  1878  he  discovered  the  M<jmlo:a 
min'>.  hut  it  was  several  years  before  he  realized  anything 
from  it  on  account  of  litigation  and  trouble  from  the  intlow- 

•>f  surface  water,  lie  now  owns  a  half  interest  in  the  mine 
which  is  panning  out  well  and  employing  a  large  force  of 
men.  Mr.  Donnellan  is  considered  an  important  factor  in  d^ 

ping  the  resources  of  San  Miguel  county  and  he  faithfully 

•rs  to  deserve  tin-  trust  placed  iii  him. 

Leopold  Mayer, 

Mnnh'T  from  Suguuche.  w;,^  hon,  in  Alsace.   France,   an 

iiication  there.      In  l^f)  !-f>  h"  lived    in    "I 
Kan  He  was  married  to    Mis<    Marhara    Solomon,    who 

horn    in    Lalayettf.  Indiana  :    lh<-y     have    four    dii! 
Mr.  in  Ma\ 

I  ing  th;,  to   plank  down 

own  lot  two    lo- 

ii  and  Larimer  streets.     In    L863-4    he    served    in 
l)»-nv»M-  City  Council.      HI-  followed  mercliandi/.im,r  and  i: 


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years  1865,  1866  and  1867  he  made  trips  to  Montana,  and  in 
1869  he  moved  to  Cheyenne,  at  the  time  of  the  completion  of 
the  U.  P.  R.  R.,  and  then  followed  the  construction  of  the 
road  to  Corrinne,  Utah,  the  point  of  completion,  Following 
his  return  to  Denver,  he  went  to  San  Luis,  Gostilla  county 
where  he  remained  for  four  years,  at  the  end  of  which  time 
he  again  came  to  Denver  and  opened  a  wholesale  clothing, 
hat  and  cap  store.  His  next  move  was  to  Saguache,  and  so 
much  interest  has  he  taken  in  that  community  that  we  find 
him  now  honorably  placed  as  a  Representative  of  that  district. 
Mr.  Mayer  is  a  Democrat  of  the  old  school.  Through  all  these 
years  his  business  has  increased  and  we  find  him  to-day  in- 
terested largely  in  the  cattle  business,  and  also  conducting  a 
general  merchandize  and  a  banking  business,  employing 
over  twenty  men.  Combined  with  shrewd  business  tact  he  is 
also  a  social  and  talented  gentleman,  making  many  friends 
wherever  he  goes. 

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R.  B.  Griswold. 

Among  the  hale  and  hearty  Representatives  there  are  none 
of  the  members  who  "bobs  up  serenely"  and  more  graciously 
than  does  the  above  named  honorable  representative  from 
Clear  Creek  county.  Mr.  Griswold  was  born  in  Chemung 
county,  New  York,  February  9,  1830,  and  in  that  rural  dis- 
trict first  imbibed  a  knowledge  of  correct  English  language, 
seated  on  a  slab  bench  in  an  old  log  hut,  and  occasionally 
rolling  a  log  to  the  fire-place  to  toast  his  shins.  To  this  quaint 
old-fashioned  school  house  cling  the  sweetest  memories  of 
his  life.  Very  early  did  he  attach  himself  to  Democratic 
principles,  and  voted  first  for  Franklin  Pierce  in  1852.  After 
1854  he  espoused  the  Republican  cause,  and  ever  since  has 
been  prominently  identified  with  that  party.  In  1849  he  went 
to  Wisconsin,  following  the  occupation  of  farming.  In  1861 
he  steered  still  further  west,  arriving  in  Denver  in  July  of 
that  year.  Settling  down  for  a  time  in  Clear  Creek  county, 
engaged  in  mining.  The  summer  of  1863  he  spent  freight- 
ing on  the  plains.  For  seven  years  he  was  chosen  commis- 
sioner for  that  county,  and  in  1873  entered  the  town  of  Idaho 
Springs  in  trust  for  the  people.  He  successively  served  five 
years  as  Mayor  of  that  town ;  was  chosen  again  for  the  sixth 
term,  but  positively  declined  the  honor.  Since  then  he  has 
been  elected  four  times  in  succession  for  the  same  position, 
and  at  the  last  State  election  was  chosen  as  a  Representative 
by  a  majority  of  300  votes.  Mr.  Griswold  was  married  in 
Richleau  county,  Wisconsin,  to  Miss  Eleanor  Hooper,  and  the 


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union  ha>  left  t  lit  'in  with  (wo  children.  <  hie  of  his  sons  is  a  I 
.  lerk  of  tin-  corporations  and  railroad  commit tee,  of 
which  Mr  (iris  wold  is  chairman.  Mr.  ( iris  w<. Id's  grandfather, 
on  his  father's  side,  lived  to  the  good  old  age  of  s:{,  and  his 
other  -landfather.  named  Mel  )owell.  lived  till  he  \, 
old.  Mr.  (iriswold's  \\ell  preserved  appearance  promises  fair 

ink    him    among   the  centenarians,  and  there  N  no  doubt 
Imt    that    while    he    does  live  he  will   remain  a  useful  citi/en. 

1  and  respected  by  his  neighbors.    He  is  proud  of  having 
a  Btreak  of  Irish  blood  coursing  through  his  veins,  which  pro)) 
aMy  accounts  for  his  native  wit,  generosity  and  good  humor. 


J.fR.  Garber, 

al>o\v  gentleman,  from  Pueblo,  is  one  of  the  strongest 
of  Democratic  principles  in  the  House,  and  no  mem 
ber  of  that  party  is  more  earnest  in  his  efforts  to  favor  any 
mea>mv  which  can  honestly  advance  its  interests.  He  is 
and  always  has  been  a  staunch  advocate  of  constitutional 
law.  and  is  firm  and  unflinching  in  advocacy  of  all  measures 
that  have  a  tendency  to  uphold  its  supremacy.  He  is  a  phy- 
sician  and  surgeon  by  profession,  and  has  successfully  prac- 
ticed for  twenty  years.  Dr.  Garber  was  born  in  Livingston, 
Alabama,  Feb.  14.  1847,  and  was  educated  at  the  university 
at  Tuskaloosa,  Alabama.  He  boasts  that  the  staunch  Demo 
crane  principles  he  holds  have  been  successively  handed 
down  in  his  family  for  over  one  hundred  years.  He  was  mar 
ried  Nov.  14,  1877,  to  Miss  Katie  Morgan,  of  Georgetown. 
South  Carolina,  who  has  always  been  a  devoted  member  ol 
the  Catholic  Church.  They  have  two  daughters.  Dr.  Garber 
came  to  Colorado  in  .Inly  1881  and  settled  in  Pueblo,  wheir 
he  has  taken  an  active  part  in  the  interest  of  the  community 
in  which  he  lives,  politically  and  socially,  and  whilst  there 
has  also  obtained  and  deserved  a  lucrative  practice  in  his 
profession.  Socially  he  is  a  most  genial  gentleman,  a  ready 
wit,  and  has  been  a  most  agreeable  companion  to  those  occu- 
pying desks  in  his  row  during  the  session. 


William  G.  Wheeler. 

William  <J.   \Vhe.-h-r,  who  so  ably  represents    hi>  pe«,pl,«  in 

the  House,  was  Ix.i-n  in  Rochester.  New    York,     Dec, 

He  received  his  education  in  the  State  of  Illinois.      He  came  to 

Colorado  in  the  Spring  of  1S7D,  settling  in  Denver,  and  whilst 

he  won  the  esteem  and  confidence  of  all    with    whom  he 


48  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM    OF   COLORADO. 


came  in  contact,  either  in  business  or  socially.  Amongst  the 
important  positions  he  has  held  was  one  in  the  Post-office 
Department,  and  also  as  deputy  sheriff  under  Mr.  G.  H.  Gra- 
ham. On  June  15,  1880,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Lizzie 
Gomes,  of  Denver,  and  the  happy  couple  have  one  little  girl 
to  add  sunshine  to  their  household.  Mr.  Wheeler  is  at  pres- 
ent engaged  in  mercantile  and  mining  business.  He  is  a  man 
of  enterprise  and  unusual  business  tact,  and  is  sure  of  suc- 
cess. 

John  H.  Wells. 

The  above-named  gentleman  is  one  of  the  most  imposing 
men  of  the  House,  as  he  posseses  a  fine  form  and  an 
intelligent  and  pleasant  face.  He  hails  from  Longmont.  Boul- 
der county,  and  is  always  wide-awake  in  matters  of  pubjic  in- 
terest, paying  special  attention  to  those  whom  he  directly 
represents.  Mr.  Wells  was  born  in  Henry  county,  Illinois, 
March  28,  1842 ;  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of 
Galesburg,  in  that  State,  and  was  a  close  student.  By  pro- 
fession he  is  a  lawyer,  and  has  been  very  successful  in  the 
practice  of  it,  being  a  man  of  sound  reasoning  qualities,  a 
good,  clear  and  concise  speaker  and  well  versed  in  all  the  in- 
tricacies of  legal  lore.  He  served  as  County  Judge  in  1886, 
and  was  distinguished  for  the  wisdom  of  his  decisions.  Mr. 
Wells  came  to  Colorado  in  1866  and  took  an  active  interest  in 
the  political  formation  of  the  Territorial  Government,  serving 
in  the  Territorial  Legislature  of  1870.  Mr.  Wells  has  also  a 
war  record,  having  served  valiantly  in  the  Seventeenth  Illinois 
Regiment  for  three  years,  participating  in  all  of  the  battles 
and  hardships  of  the  western  campaign.  H©  has  always  been 
a  Republican,  and  glories  in  his  early  affiliations  with  the 
Abolitionists.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Romelia  A.  Smith,  of 
Nashua,  Iowa,  September  8, 1875.'  A  boy  of  ten  years  and  a 
girl  of  eight  add  pleasure  and  hope  to  their  lives.  Mr.  Wells 
is  a  genial  and  public-spirited  gentleman,  and  will  always  be 
classed  among  the  useful'  and  cherished  citizens  of  the  State. 


George  M.  Bowen.  . 

Hon  George  M.  Bowen,  the  gentlemanly  representative 
from  Alpine,  Chaffee  county,  was  born  in  Amsterdam,  Mont- 
gomery county,  New  York,  May  25,  1846.  After  receiving  a 
common,  school  education  in  Wisconsin,  in  early  years  he  af- 
filiated with  the  Republican  party,  and  has  remained  firm  in 
that  political  faith  ever  since,  being  of  sufficient  service  to  be 


BIOGBAPHIOAL   (  OMPENDIUM    <>!•    COLORADO. 


fairly  entitled  to  the  position  he  now  holds  in  tin-  present  2Lfl 
sembly.      Mi-.  Bowen  was  married  November  -'?.  L8&4,  to  Miss 

ibel Paine j  they  have  one  son,     Dm-ini:  the  war 
ot'    th"  rebellion  Mr.  I5owen  served  a  year  and    a    halt'    in  the 

;ith  \Visconsin  Infantry.      Ee  came  to  Colorado    in    1 
and  sim-e  then  lias  been  en^mvd  in  merchandizing  and  in  op- 
erating in  mines.      II. •  is  a  -<'ntleman  who  has  the  friendship 
and  esteem  of  all  his  acquaintances,  and  the  sound  judgment 
which  char;.  3    his    actions  in  the  Legislative  Assembly 

makes   his   opinions   and  advice  of  great  weight  to  all    who 
know  him. 

James  R.  Hicks 

born  in  Knu'land  in  ls.V>,  and  was  educated  at  Ballaratr 
Victoria.  Australia,  with  the  intention  of  adopting  school 
teaci'  M-  a  livelihood,  but  finally  learned  a  trade. 

Though  l\"publican  in  ]»olitics,  he  has  always  favored  pr, 
tion.  He  is  at  ]>resent  treasurer  of  Nevadaviile.  having  re- 
cently been  elected  to  it.  Mr.  Hicks  located  in  (iilpin  county 
in  lS?r>  and  has  been  a  resident  of  that  county  up  to  the  pres- 
ent time  He  is  a  '-lever  and  talented  young  gentleman,  and 
his  election  at  this  time,  we  predict,  is  but  the  beginning  of 
an  honorable  and  useful  public  career,  as  he  is  possessed  of 
a  fair  share  of  vim  and  adaptability  to  make  a  responsible 
and  careful  man  for  any  position  that  he  may  be  chosen  for. 
He  is  still  on  the  unmarried  list. 


T.  H.  Newkirk, 

Of  Rockvale,  Colorado,  waa  born  in  Washington  county.  Penn- 
sylvania.   August   1  1.  is:>(),  and    was    educated    in  the  Sonth- 

•rn  Normal  School,  in  California.  Pa.,  and  graduated  at 
Iron  City  College.  Pittsburg.  (,f  that  State.  He  is  and  ah' 
has  been  a  Democrat.  Mr.  Newkirk  was  married  to  Miss  Km- 
ma  Cook,  at  Florence,  Colorado,  November  1-J.  INM.  The 
couple  have  one  daughter,  six  months  old.  whom  they  call 
Kdna.  Mr.  Newkirk  belongs  to  a  strict  Methodist  family. 
He  has  b.-en  ::  resident  of  Fremont  county  for  four  years, and 

•  •mployed   by  tils-  Santa  Fe  Railroad  company  and   the 
Canon    City    coal  company.     The  Democratic  party  nominat- 
ed him  lor  Assessor  of  Fivmont  county  in  the  fall  o'f   IsS.">;  he 
I  by  but  43  VOteS,  although  the  count  \    is  strongly 
In  iSSi;    he  was    nominat-'d    for  Representative 

on  the  Democratic  ticket  and  was  elected   by    I  -is  majority. 
Previous  o;  coming  west  he  served    seven    years    in    the 


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Government  employ  in  the  Pittsburg  postoffice,  under  Repub- 
lican administration,  there  being  but  one  other  Democrat  re- 
tained out  of  160  employes.  This  we  can  take  as  ample  proof 
of  his  personal  worth  and  sociability  of  character.  Mr.  New- 
kirk  has  never  been  an  aspirant  for  a  political  office,  but  hav- 
ing been  chosen  by  the  people,  endeavors  to  act  in  a  liberal 
manner,  endorsing  all  measures  which  subserve  the  best  in- 
terests of  the  masses.  Mr.  Newkirk  is  a  strong  advocate  of 
labor  interests  and  appreciates  the  worth  of  laboring  men. 

William  Wells  Durkee. 

Brooklyn,  New  York,  was  the  birthplace  of  the  above- 
named  honorable  representative  of  Costilla  county,  this  State, 
and  Zapato  is  his  present  residence.  Mr.  Durkee  was  educat- 
ed at  Williston  Seminary,  Easthampton,  Massachusetts,  and 
also  at  the  Columbia  College  Law  School.  He  is  an  earn- 
est Republican,  and  the  members  of  that  party  evidently  ap- 
preciates his  interest  in  it.  Mr.  Durkee  has  followed  the  cattle 
business  in  San  Luis  valley  for  the  past  seven  years,  and  has 
been  successful.  So  much  interested  has  he  been  in  his 
business,  that  he  has  not  had  time  to  devote  to  the  fair  sex, 
but  some  day  he  may  take  in  a  partner,  and  all  who 
know  him  join  in  hoping  that  if  such  proves  true  all  of  his 
troubles  will  be  little  ones. 

Jose  Ramon  Aguilar, 

Hon.  Ramon  Aguilar,  whose  address  is  Aspishapa  P.  O., 
was  born  in  New  Mexico,  February  10,  1853,  and  received  a 
common  school  education  in  that  place.  He  was  elected  to 
serve  on  the  Democratic  ticket,  and  is  conscientious  in  his 
endeavors  to  stand  by  his  party.  He  was  married  December 
7, 1885,  to  Miss  Necolasa  Coca,  at  Apishapa.  Mr.  Aguilar  was 
a  Representative  in  the  House  in  1881,  and  the  fact  that  he 
has  again  been  chosen  to  serve  another  term  from  the  same 
district  is  sufficient  indorsement  of  his  earnestness  and  abil- 
ity to  represent  them.  He  is  a  fine  looking  .gentleman,  and 
always  attracts  respectful  attention. 

George  E.  Pease, 

Member  from  Park  county,  was  born  in  Norfolk,  Connecticut, 
August  31,  1833.  He  was  educated  in  the  Norfolk  Academy, 
preparatory  for  Yale  College,  and  graduated  at  Yale  in  the 
€lass  of  1856.  He  studied  law  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  with  his  un- 


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ole,  .Fudge  George  R  Holt,  ami  with  the  exception  of  the  civil 
war  period  he  practiced  law  at  Pana.  Illinois,  for  fourteen 
Ih-  also  practical  law  in  Fairplay,  Park  county,  this 
Slat.-,  tVoin  L873  to  L878,  11'-  was  married  t,,  Miss  Belle  L. 
Hond,  in  IS?:;,  in  1  Jo nd  count y,  Illinois,  and  four  child i en  bless 
his  household.  Mr.  Pease  has  always  taken  an  active  part  in 
politics,  and  is  a  warm  advocate  of  Democratic  measures  A& 
aspeaker  he  is  easy  and  lluent,  has  a  genteel  bearing  and  al- 
ways conimands  the  respectful  attention  of  those  within  the 
sound  of  his  voice.  1  le  was  a  member  of  the  Constitutional 
Convention  of  Colorado  of  18?.")  f>  from  Park  and  Lake  roun- 
and  in  the  present  Legislature  has  displayed  excellent 
judgment  on  all  important  subjects  brought  before  the  As- 
sembly. During  isr.-j  and  isn: 5  Mr.  Pease  served  as  captain 
of  Company  M.  Third  Illinois  Cavalry,  and  made  a  good  and 
faithful  soldier.  Socially  he  is  a  polished  and  considerate 
gentleman,  an  ornament  to  the  society  he  moves  in  and  a  use- 
ful citi/eii.  Besides  practicing  law  he  is  interested  in  mining 
and  cattle  business. 


William  E.  Meek. 

One  of  the  most  pleasant  and  agreeable  gentlemen  in  the 
House  is  Hon.  William  E.  Meek,  who  is  one  of  the  Republi- 
can Uepresentatives  of  Kl  Paso  county.  Mr.  Meek  was  born 
in  I'looke  county.  West  Virginia,  July  2,  1848,  and  was  edu- 
cated in  \Vashingron,  Iowa.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Amoret 
S.  Barton,  November  10,  1870,  and  had  the  misfortune  of  los- 
ing his  beloved  wife  June  18,  1873,  at  Marion.  Kansas,  leaving 
him  the  care  of  an  infant  daughter.  Mr.  Meek's  ancestors, on 
his  father's  side,  came  from  Ireland  in  the  early  part  of  1700, 
settling  in  Virginia  and  enduring  all  the  hardships  incident 
to  pioneer  life,  and  their  descendents  are  now  scattered  all 
over  the  I  nited  States,  being  found  in  nearly  every  State  and 
Territory  in  the  I'nion.  The  famous  Oregon  pioneer,  Colonel 
Joe  Meek,  was  an  offshoot  of  the  family.  On  his  mother's 
side,  Mr.  Meek's  people  were  of  English  descent,  and  settled 
in  Connecticut 4)efoie  the  Revolution.  They  are  numerously 
distributed  over  the  country  and  some  have  honorably  filled 
oilices  of  trust.  Mr.  Meek  came  to  Colorado  in  lS?:i,  and  set- 
bled  on  the  Divide  in  Kl  Paso  county.  By  profession  he  is  a 
civil  engineer,  and  as  such  has  hel'd  tin-position  of  County 

Surveyor  for  several  terms.  He  owns  a  large  and  well  im- 
proved farm  in  that  county,  and  though  he  has  shown  great 
Ability  in  representing  the  interest  of  his  constituents,  he 

does  not  aspire  to  further  political  emoluments,  preferring  to 


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quietly  attend  to  the  needs  of  his  farm.  His  neighbors,  how- 
ever, seem  to  recognize  his  merit  as  a  public  man,  and  it  is 
more  than  likely  that  he  will  be  frequently  obliged  to  exer- 
cise his  ability  in  a  similar  way  in  the  interest  of  those  who 
will  not  be  content  to  let  him  "  hide  his  light  under  a  bushel. " 

Juan  Benito  Cordova. 

Representative  from  El  Moro,  Las  Animas  county,  was  born 
in  Taos,  New  Mexico,  March  21,  1837,  and  was  educated  at 
the  place  of  his  birth.  Politically  he  is  a  Democrat,  and 
whilst  supporting  every  measure  in  the  interests  of  that  party, 
he  is  also  solicitous  in  advocating  the  interests  of  all  his  con- 
stituants  in  the  section  of  country  which  he  represents.  Mr. 
Cordova  springs  from  one  of  the  leading  families  of  New 
Mexico,  which  owns  and  controls  large  tracts  of  land  in  that 
Territory.  He  was  married  June  8,  1860,  at  Taos,  New  Mex- 
ico, to  Marina  Rivera,  daughter  of  Miguel  Rivera,  one  of  the 
great  families  of  that  Territory.  Mr.  Cordova  was  elected  to 
serve  in  the  House  of  Representatives  in  1878,  and  has  al- 
ways been  considered  a  public  and  leading  man  in  the  com- 
munity in  which  he  lives.  For  six  years  he  was  school  di- 
rector in  El  Moro,  and  again  he  has  been  chosen  to  represent 
Las  Animas  county  in  the  last  session  of  the  Legislature. 
He  is  a  clever  gentleman,  and  always  retains  the  respect  and 
friendship  of  those  who  enjoy  the  pleasure  of  his  acquaint- 
ance. 

William  R.  Winters. 

From  Durango,  was  born  at  Paterson,  Passaic  county,  New 
Jersey ,1852.  He  is  professionally  a  physician  and  surgeon, 
and  received  his  education  as  such  in  the  medical  department 
of  the  University,  New  York  City,  and  in  1879  was  awarded 
the  highest  honors  known  to  the  profession  in  the  United 
States,  the  Valentine  Mott  struck-gold  medal.  He  came  to 
Colorado  the  same  year  and  settled  in  the  San  Juan  country, 
and  has  been  identified  with  its  establishment  and  growth 
almost  continuously  since.  He  was  one  of  a*party  who  form- 
ed an  expedition  to  explore  the  confluence  of  San  Juan  with 
the  Colorado  river,  and  speaks  in  glowing  terms  of  the  sub- 
limity, richness  and  grandure  of  that  country.  He  spent  the 
winter  of  1879,  at  Parrott  City,  and  suffered  untold  priva- 
tions. The  Doctor  has  been  a  successful  practitioner,  and  be- 
ing located  in  a  country  where  many  rough  affairs  have  trans- 
pired, he  has  been  called  upon  to  perform  many  trying  sur- 
gical operations,  and  has  the  credit  of  knowing  that  he  per- 


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formed  the  tirst  hip-joint  amputation  in  the  State,  in  Novem- 
ber,  1886.  Ee  was  married  to  Miss  Julia  K.  Lewis,  of  Du- 
raim'".  in  and  the  young  GOUple  have  two  children.  Dr. 

Winter  is  allied  to  tin-  Republican  party,  and  ably  represents 

his  district  in  the  House. 

Robert  S.  Morrison. 

One  of  the  shrewdest  and  at  the  same  time  most  useful 

members  of  the  House  is  Honorable  R.  S.  Morrison,  of  George 
town.  He  was  born  October  7,  1843,  in  Alleghany  City,  1'a. 
and  was  educated  a1  Kast  Hampton  Seminary*  He  also  at- 
tended  a  special  course  at  Amherst  College.  Mr.  Morrison 
was  married  to  Miss  Kdelmira  Manuela  De  Soto,  in  Denver 
in  the  year  1873;  three  children  is  the  extentof  their  family. 
Mr.  Morrison  is  courteous  and  agreeable  in  his  demeanor  to- 
ward all  with  whom  he  has  any  business  relations.  In  the 
House  he  is  very  attentive  to  all  matters  coming  before  that 
body:  he  is  quirk  in  discerning  defects  in  any  clause,  and 
has  a  cool,  convincing  and  decided  way  in  expressing  his 
ideas  on  any  subject.  It  is  seldom  that  he  endeavors  to 
carry  a  point  that  he  is  not  successful.  He  is  an  able  lawyer, 
behiLr  well  versed  upon  all  subjects  pertaining  to  the  profes- 

.  a  studious  reader  and  a  careful  observer  of  human  na- 
ture. Mr.  Morrison  came  to  Colorado  in  1870.  He  was  the 
Democratic  candidate  for  Congress  in  1880:  and  as  a  member 
of  the  Sixth  (General  Assembly,  creditably  represents  the 
party  who  chose  him  for  that  position.  In  all  arguments  he 

<>d  tempered  but  firm  in  the  right. 

Recellus  W.  Orvis. 

One  of  the  most  sedate  and  gentlemanly  men  in  the  House 
is  Hon.  H.  W.  Orvis.  M r.  Orvis  was  born  in  Stark  county, 
Ohio.  January  'J-J,  1S-W  He  was  educated  at  Kdinburjj;,  Por- 
county,  Ohio,  in  the  common  schools.  Mr.  Orvis  was 
married  June  l.  isr.i;.  to  Miss  HattieL.  Rogers,  of  Kdinburg: 
they  have  one  child.  He  enlisted  in  the  army  April  :?!,  1861, 
and  served  for  three  years  and  three  months  in  the  Seventh 

( )hio  Volunteers,  until  the  close  of  the  rebellion,  thus  achiev- 

rame  and  glorjj  in  the  service  of  his    country.      He    ably 

-eciion  in     the    House    and    U    a    RepublJ 

Iways  i  to    with  marked  attention  and 

Mr.  Orvis  came  to  Colorado  February     1,    l^S-J.  and 

i--ed  in  the  lumber  business.      At  the  close    of  the  war  he 

•led  il,,.  boot  and  sh"e  business,     Mr.  Orvis  is    a  member 


54  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


of  the  Christian  Church  and  for  sixteen  years  has  been 
an  elder  in  that  church.  In  every  station  in  life  his  affability 
and  genial  manners  ha"ve  caused  his  comrades  and  acquaint- 
ances to  respect  him. 

William  Rowan. 

Lake  City,  Hinsdale  county,  Colo.,  delegated  Hon.  Wm. 
Rowan  as  its  Representative  in  the  House,  and  certainly  it 
would  be  hard  to  find  a  finer  looking  specimen  of  manhood 
in  that  or  any  other  district.  Notwithstanding  his  imposing 
appearance,  he  is  modest  but  firm  in  all  of  his  sayings  and 
doings,  and  therefore  wields  a  respectful  influence  in  every 
measure  he  is  called  upon  to  advocate.  Mr.  Rowan  was  born 
in  Alleghany  county,  Pa.,  September  14,  1829,  and  though 
having  passed  more  than  the  average  middle  age  of  manhood 
looks  to  be  in  the  full  vigor  of  life  Politically  he  has  always 
been  a  Republican.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Jane  McGinnis 
in  Butler  county,  Pa.,  Sept.  25,  1851  ;  they  have  had  three 
children,  two  of  whom  are  still  living.  In  Pennsylvania  Mr. 
Rowan  followed  the  lumber  business.  Since  coming  to  Colo- 
rado he  has  been  engaged  in  the  business  of  mining  and  has 
met  with  a  fair  share  of  success. 


Thomas  Edwards. 

One  of  the  most  genial  and  influential  gentlemen  in  the 
House  is  Mr.  Thomas  Edwards,  who  is  a  resident  of  Rosita, 
Custer  county.  He  was  born  in  Warwickshire,  England,  in 
1837,  and  received  his  education  in  a  private  boarding  school. 
He  was  married  to  Miss  Margaret  Patton,  in  Woodford  county, 
Illinois,  in  1859,  and  they  have  four  children.  Mr.  Edwards 
has  always  been  a  Republican,  and  he  ably  represents  that 
party  in  the  House,  taking  a  lively  interest  in  every  im- 
portant debate  that  comes  before  the  body  of  which  he  is  a 
worthy  member.  He  immigrated  to  Colorado  in  1880,  and 
has  been  continuously  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and 
mining  in  the  county  of  Custer. 


Judson  W.  Turrell. 

The  above-named  gentleman  was  born  at  Forest  Lake,  Sus- 
quehanna  county,  Pa.,  August  26,  1843.  Politically  he  is  a 
Democrat,  born  and  bred  such,  and  still  fervent  in  his  adher- 
ence. He  was  married  Sept.  29, 1861  to  Miss  Mary  V.  Tiffany, 


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at  Montrose,  Pa  :  four  children  are  the  result  of  tin*  union. 
Mr.  Turrell  came  to  (Colorado  in  tin*  fall  of  1866,  and  finally 

settled  at   liiiiTniirton,  Boulder  comity.    In  t  lit'  summer  of  1 
from   there   h<-  went  to  the    new    town    of   ( Mieyrnne.    and    in 

September  of  the  same  year,  opened  the  first  dm^  store  in 
that  town.  He  removed  to  ( Colorado  airain  in  ISIH).  In  1871 
he  became  identified  with  tlie  Chicago  Colorado  Colony,  and 
settled  at  Lnnirmont,  where  he  lias  continuously  remained  in 
the  drim- and  stationery  business.  Mr.  Turrell  received  his 
education  at  the  Moiitrose  Normal  School,  Pennsylvania, 
where  he  obtained  a  competent  knowledge  of  drugs  and 
pharmacy.  1  le  is  a  prominent  and  exemplary  citi/en,  and 
fully  deserves  all  the  prosperity  with  which  he  has  met. 

Frank  Q.  Stuart, 

Of  Denver,  was  born  January  24,  1856,  in  Monroe  county, 
Iowa,  and  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of 
that  State,  uTaduat  ing  from  the  high  school  of  ('hari ton.  Iowa, 
He  was  married  Sept.  14,  1876,  to  Miss  Ida  M.  Pennick,  (1har- 
iton  ;  three  children  is  the  result  of  the  union.  Mr.  Stuart  is 
rded  as  a  Conservative  Republican,  and  a  gentleman 
whose  convictions  of  right  and  justice  takes  the  precedence  of 
all  other  claims,  regardless  of  political  bias.  Before  coming 
to  Colorado  he  was  connected  with  the  law  iirm  of  Stuart 
Bros,  of  Iowa,  which  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  leual 
firms  of  that  State.  Mr.  Stuart  is  a  young  man  of  ma; 
ability,  and  his  election  to  the  present  General  Assembly 
may  be  looked  upon  as  only  the  commencement  of  a  useful 
ana  notable  career  in,  the  public  service  of  the  State,  which 
claims  him  as  one  of  her  choicest  citizens. 

John  R.   Curry. 

Occasionally  we  find  amongst  the  ranks  of  our  State  K* 
96ntatii  ileman  who  will  condesend  to  step  down  from 

the  dignified  and  jmen viable  position  of  editor-in-chief  of, a 
newspaper  to  serve  the  people.  In  the  person  of  John  R. 
Ourry,  of  Silvertpn,  the  House  possesses  a  distinguished  and 
talented  journalist  Mr.  Curry  was  born  in  Vorktown.  \\ 
chester  county.  New  York.  Xov.  .">.  IS  17.  and  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  Peekskill  public  schools.  He  was  lirst  mar- 
ried in  Sandwich.  DeKalb  county,  Illinois,  Nov.  1C.  ls?l.to 
Mi>s  Delia  Puller,  who  died  Jane 36,  IsS.V  Mr.  Curry  ai:ain 
married  on  Decembei  25,  1886;  the  lady  this  time  was  Miss 
Delia  Farley.  He  has  one  child  seven  years  old.  Mr.  Curry 


56  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM    OF  COLORADO. 

/descended  from  Republican  stock,  though  he  is  a  firm  Dem- 
ocrat. Some  of  his  ancestors  came  from  Ireland  two  hun- 
dred years  ago  and  settled  in  Peekskill,  New  York.  Mr. 
Carry  is  also  related  to  Dr.  Daniel  Curry,  formerly  editor  of 
the  New  York  Christian  Advocate,  and  to  John  Curry,  of 
San  Francisco,  California,  formerly  Judge  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  that  State.  He  is  also  connected  with  the  Moon 
family,  of  Virginia,  being  a  descendent  of  John  Moon,  the  first 
Attorney-General  of  Pennsylvania  and  Secretary  of  the  first 
Carolina  Colony,  from  1660  to  1670.  Mr.  Curry  has  had  quite 
a  varied  experience  in  newspaper  work,  having  started  the 
first  paper  in  Silverton  in  1875,  the  first  paper  in  Rico,  in  1879 
and  the  first  paper  in  San  Miguel  county  in  1881.  He 
now  publishes  the  Democrat  in  Silverton  and  has  been  very 
successful  with  it;  being  possessed  of  good  literary  ability 
he  takes  pains  to  turn  out  a  good  paper  to  serve  to  his  pat- 
rons. He  is  a  careful  and  reliable  man  in  the  House  and 
bears  the  good  will  and  respect  of  his  colleagues. 

Jasper  N.  Beaty. 

The  biography  of  the  gentleman  whom  we  herewith  pre- 
sent is  not  one  of  very  great  extent,  but  it  is  none  the  less  an 
honorable  one.  Mr  Beaty  was  born  in  Carroll  county,  Mis- 
souri, and  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  that  district.  He 
was  married  in  Pueblo  in  1883,  to  Miss  Ross  ;  they  have  one 
child.  By  occupation  he  is  a  farmer,  and  being  chosen  from 
amongst  the  many  who  till  the  soil  for  a  livlihood  to  repre- 
sent the  county  of  Gilpin  in  the  House,  shows  that  he  is 
held  in  high  esteem  where  best  known.  His  able  record 
whilst  acting  in  that  capacity  cannot  be  otherwise  than  ac- 
ceptable to  his  constituents.  A  Democrat  of  the  most  sturdy 
sort  he  adheres  to  his  party  doctrines.  Mr.  Beaty's  steady 
application  to  farm  life  has  been  fruitful  to  the  county  in 
which  he  resides  as  well  as  to  himself. 

James  H.  Crawford. 

The  above-named  gentleman  hails  from  Steamboat  Springs, 
Rontt  county.  He  was  born  March  80, 1845,  in  Pettis  county, 
Missouri,  and  received  a  public  school  education  in  that  State. 
He  was  married  May  25,  1865.  to  Miss  Margaret  E.  Bourn ; 
they  have  four  children.  Mr.  Crawford  springs  from  an  hon- 
ored pioneer  stock  of  Missouri  and  of  Kentucky,  his  father 
having  been  a  militia  colonel  in  the  early  times,  and  also  a 
member  of  the  Missouri  House  of  Representatives.  Mr.  Craw- 


BIOGRAPHICAL    «  OM  I'lNDUM    oi    COLORADO. 


ford  was  the  first  settler  of  Roiitt  comity,  having  located  at 
St.-.-uiiboat  Springs,  and  is  yet  the  largest  property  owner  at 
that  place.  He  was  appointed  <  '.ounty  Jud.uv  of  R.mtt  county 
by  Governor  lloiitt.  at  (In*  time  of  it-  oi-M-ani/.ation,  and  has 
since  been  elected  to  serve  in  the  same  office.  He  was  clect- 
ed  as  a  member  of  the  Second  General  Assembly  in  1881  on 

the  Democratic  ticket,  of  which  party  he  is  a  warm  adherent, 
and  lias  aicain  been  chosen  to  represent  his  party  in  the  Sixth 
(general  Assembly.  Personally  he  is  a  tine  appearing  gentle- 
man, and  socially  he  is  admired  by  all  who  know  him  for 

his  intrinsic  worth  and  sound  judgment. 

F.  J.  V.  Skiff. 

The  honorable  ovntlemaii  who  is  the  subject  of  this  sketch 
[sanative  of  Massachusetts  and  was  born  in  the  year  1851, 
receiving  a  common  school  education.  With  literary 
tastes,  like  many  another  unfortunate,  he  got  entangled  in 
newspaper  work  in  various  parts  of  the  country,  from  the 
Atlantic  to  the  Pacific  States.  At  one  time  in  Denver  he  was 
city  editor  of  the  News,  and  later  on  was  on  the  editorial 
staff  of  the  Tribune.  At  the  present  time  he  is  Secretary  of 
the  Colorado  Land  Company,  in  San  Juan  Park ;  and  the  Re- 
publicans of  Arapahoe  Co.  show  their  appreciation  of  him  by 
sending  him  as  their  Representative  to  the  Lower  House. 
He  has  proven  a  useful  member  of  that  body. 

Joseph  H.  Hoover.  , 

Pennsylvania  has  been  the  birthplace  of  many  of  ourmost 
noted  public  men — mm  who  have  capably  filled  every  class 
of  important  positions  in  lite.  Amongstthe  number  of  able 
fives  in  the  House  we  find  still  another  Pennsyl- 
vanian,  Mr.  Joseph  F.  Hoover,  who  was  born  in  Carlisle. 
Cumberland  county.  April  22,  1845.  Mr.  Hoover  began  a 
course  at Dickenson  College,  Carlisle,  but  left  there  when 
only  sixteen  years  old  to  join  the  army  to  ti^ht  Tor  the  main- 
tenance  of  the  Union,  and  though  young  he  bore  the  hard 
ships  of  the  li. -Id  and  march  with  the  strength  and  ardor  of  a 
•id  true  man.  The  partner  of  his  married  life  has 

r  home,  but  there  remains  four  u'irN   and 
who  share  his  pleasures    and    few    of    his    trials.     Since 
lived  in  Leadville.  and  has  pr  d  and  mined 

dXtent  of   country.      In    politics    he    has    adh 

the  K«  publican  party,  and  Wl  ell  founded 

in  the  esteem  of  \\\<  neighbors  that  he  was  nominated  f«»r   the 


58  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


position  lie  now  holds  without  even  attending  the  convention 
or  requesting  his  name  mentioned.  A  proof  that  he  was 
popular  lies  in  the  fact  that  he  was  the  only  Representative 
elected  from  Lake  county  on  his  ticket.  Supported  by  the 
laboring  men  of  both  parties  he  was  elected  without  the  loss 
of  a  single  hour's  time  from  his  employment.  Socially  he  is 
plain  and  unassuming,  possessing  solid  business  sense  which 
has  great  weight  with  his  associates. 


Melvin  Edwards, 

The  honorable  gentleman  from  Eagle  county  was  born  in 
Erie  county,  Pennsylvania,  in  1852,  and  received  his  rudiment- 
ary education  in  the  district  schools  of  that  county  during  the 
winter  months,  and  labored  on  his  father's  farm  during  the 
summer.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  entered  the  Lawrence  Uni- 
versity, at  Appleton,  Wisconsin,  his  parents  having  moved  to 
that  State.  There  he  finished  his  education.  At  the  age  of 
twenty  he  chose  the  occupation  of  druggist,  and  succeeded  so 
well  that  within  a  few  years  he  was  occupying  the  important 
position  of  manager  of  a  large  wholesale  and  retail  drug  store 
in  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin.  Coming  to  Colorado  in  1874  he 
settled  in  Denver.  In  1880  he  went  to  Red  Cliff,  where  he 
proved  successful  in  business  and  in  politics,  having  presided 
there  once  as  Mayor.  Three  times  he  has  been  a  delegate  to 
Republican  State  Conventions,  and  served  as  Secretary  of  the 
State  two  successive  terms — from  1883  to  1887,  and  is  now  one 
of  the  most  influential  Republican  members  of  the  House. 
He  is  quick  in  discerning  the  merits  and  demerits  of  every 
bill  brought  before  the  Assembly,  a  ready  and  fluent  debater, 
and  therefore  a  man  well  deserving  of  all  his  acquired  honors. 
Only  one  thing  may  be  said  against  him,  and  that  is  that  he 
is  unmarried.  Time  may  obliterate  this  objection. 


George  W.  Davis, 

Of  Denver,  was  born  in  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  July  11,  1846, 
and  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  that  place.  On 
September  28,  1868,  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Mrs. 
Josiephia  Garfield ;  they  have  one  child.  Mr.  Davis  came 
to  Colorado  in  the  year  1865,  and  went  to  mining  until  1869, 
when  he  moved  to  Evans,  then  the  end  of  the  Denver  Pacific 
Railroad,  and  commenced  work  for  that  road  in  March,  1870, 
as  night  watchman.  From  that  he  was  promoted  to  fireman , 
and  then  to  engineer,  and  has  retained  that  position  in  the 


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same  company  up  to  the  present  time.  He  was  one  of  the 
candidates  <»ii  the  Democratic  ticket  for  Representative  in 

the  year  ISSi.and  was  defeated,  as  wen-  ;i  11  on  the  same  ticket 
that  year.  He  was  renoininated  in  1886,  and  the  election  re- 
sulted more  favorably  tor  him.  Mr.  Davis  represents  his  con- 
stituents ablv.  Beini:  chosen  from  the  ranks  of  the  laboring 
classes,  he  naturally  affiliates  with  all  projects  tending  to 
their  benefit.  He  is  porrly,  good-natured  and  true  to  his  call- 
ing, and  commands  the  respect  of  his  associat- 

William  H.  Adams, 

Whose  residence  is  in  Alamosa,  was  born  in  Blue  Mounds, 
Wisconsin,  February  15,  1861,  and  attended  public  schools 
both  in  Wisconsin  and  in  Colorado.  In  the  spring  of  187-  he 
was  elected  Treasurer  of  Alamosa  and  the  year  following  he 
was  elected  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Alamosa. 
In  iNSf)  he  was  elected  Mayor  of  Alamosa,  and  was  re-elected 
in  1SSC).  In  the  fall  of  1885  he  was  elected  Commissioner  of 
(1onejos  county,  and  last  year  he  was  elected  as  a  Represent- 
ative to  the  Sixth  General  Assembly  from  the  same  county. 
Merchandizing  and  stock  raising  are  his  chosen  occupations, 
and  he  has  been  very  successful  in  them.  He  has  not  yet  en- 

i  the  matrimonial  market,  but  as  he  is  young,  handsome 
and  of  a  social  temperament,  it  is  safe  to  predict  that  he  wijl 
not  long  continue  to  selfishly  enjoy  alone  all  the  honors  and 

laments  lie  wears  with  such  becoming  dignity  and  grace. 

John  G.  Hoffer, 

Representative  from  Arapahoe  county,  whose  residence  is  at 
l?l?  Downing  Avenue,  Denver,  was  born  in  Buffalo.  New 
York,  and  educated  in  a  German  school  at  that  place.  In 
1860  he  went  to  California,  and  remained  there  until  1865, 
havini:  seived  three  years  in  the  Second  Cavalry,  California 
Volunteers.  After  that  he  returned  to  Buffalo,  New  York,  in 
IM;:>.  and  engaged  in  the  meat  business,  and  in  July,  1SU7,  he 
returned  to  Denver.  From  1874  to  1876  he  served  as 
Alderman  in  his  ward.  Whilst  closely  adhering  to  his 
business,  that  of  a  butcher,  he  has  always  taken  an  active 
part  in  politics.  Mi-cause  of  this  political  activity  he  was 

fall  placed  in  nomination  by  the  Democrats  as  a  KVjire- 
sentative  in  the  pres.-nt  Assembly.  Mr.  llotfer  was  married 
in  Mullalo.  New  York.  February  34,  L870,  to  Miss  L.  M.  Mait- 

!•  :  they  had  <>ne  child.  Mr.  Ilotl'er  has  proved  to 
be  an  active  member  ofthe  House  and  has  done  credit  to  his 
constituency. 


60  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 

Ohristoph  A.  Eppich. 

Resides  at  No.  2602  Welton  street.  He  was  born  in  Germany 
on  the  22d  day  of  March,  1844,  and  received  his  education 
there.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican.  On  the  1st  of  June, 
1867,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Riegel,  a  young  Ger- 
man lady,  in  the  city  of  Chicago.  They  have  eight  children, 
of  whom  five  are  now  living.  Mr.  Eppich. left  Germany  alone 
when  but  fourteen  years  of  age,  in  the  year  1858,  and  landed 
in  Canada.  There  he  learned  the  shoe  trade  and  remained 
until  1865.  In  that  year  he  went  to  Chicago  and  engaged  in 
the  restaurant  and  hotel  business  until  1878,  when  he  came 
to  Denver,  and  here  he  embarked  in  the  restaurant  and  ba- 
kery business.  Afterwards  he  became  a  dealer  in  real  estate, 
in  which  he  has  been  very  succcessful.  The  present  term  in 
the  Sixth  General  Assembly  is  his  first  experience,  and  he 
is  proving  himself  a  careful  and  capable  man,  and  has  done 
good  work  for  his  constituency.  To  those  who  have  any 
dealings  with  him  he  is  pleasant  and  obliging,  and  socially 
he  not  only  makes  friends,  but  has  the  happy  faculty  of  re- 
taining them. 

Patrick  W.  Sweeney. 

The  gentleman  whose  name  we  give  above  was  born  Febru- 
ary 25, 1854,  at  Syracuse,  New  York,  and  received  a  common 
school  education  in  that  State.  One  year  he  spent  studying 
with  the  late  Colonel  Slayback,  in  St.  Louis.  On  February  26, 
1877,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Jennie  Bearing,  of  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Mr.  Sweeney  is  of  Irish  parentage,  and  therein,  no  doubt,  can 
we  account  for  his  open,  genial  face  and  his  robust  and  pow- 
erful figure.  Politically  he  is  a  Republican.  Mr.  Sweeney 
is  ever  vigilant  in  the  interests  of  the  laboring  classes,  and  is 
always  ready  to  indorse  and  assist  in  any  and  every  measure 
looking  to  their  interests.  At  the  present  time  he  is  Chair- 
man of  the  Republican  Central  Committee  of  Huerfano  county, 
and  is  a  capable  man  for  the  position.  In  1880  he  followed 
mining  in  Hall's  gulch,  since  that  time  he  has  been  connected 
with  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  Railroad  and  also  the  Colo- 
rado Coal  and  Iron  Company.  Mr.  Sweeney  resides  in  Wai- 
senburg  where  he  is  known  as  an  active  and  successful  party 
worker.  By  his  sound  sense  and  concise  manner  of  present- 
ing his  ideas  he  secures  the  undivided  attention  of  his  list- 
eners and  his  arguments  carry  with  them  great  weight. 
A  jovial  gentleman  ;  an  agreeable  associate  ;  it  is  safe  to  -pre- 
dict that  the  end  is  not  yet  of  his  usefulness  to  the  people 
whom  he  represents. 


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John  H.  Shaw 

B  ••!'  tin-  Hi"  »ble  im-ii  in  tin-  Si  \t  h  (  ieneral  A--emM\. 

ami   represents  Kiotiramle  c..imiy.     Mr.  siia\\ '-    residence    la  at 

Del   Norte.       He  wa-  l>orn  in     Krie    <'«>iiiil\.   NVu     York.   March    6, 
'•.  and  wa-    educated  in  the  di-trict  sclmuls  of    Illinois,  attend 
-••hniil  on  an  a\eraov,,f  four  month.-  each  year  for  eleven   \ 

U'  puMican  in  politic.-,  ami  ha.-  alwav-  voted  that  ticket.     He 
married  in   IM'»I;  to  Sophia   M.   Phillip-.   Lee    county.   Iliim-i-; 
they    bave  a  family  of    four    1><»V>  ami  «»m-  o-irl.  tin-  three  \<MI' 
children     Itcinn    l»,.rn    in  this  State.       Mr.  Shaw  came  first  t«.  ('.>!<»- 
i-a<l«»  in   INO'.I,  ami     n-turm-«l     t.»     lllim.is    in    the  fall  <>f  l^t.O.       lie 
entered  tin-  army  in  the  fall  »>f  \^\\.  enli>tino;    in  the  Seventh   llli- 
m»i<  \'«»lnnteei-  ( 'avalry.  with  the  rank  «»f  lieutenant,  and  >ervii 
le-canij)  under  <  iencral   Palmer  at    the    hattle..!'    St«.m-     : 
Immediately    after    hi>  a|»p«»int ment   \\  a>  c«»ntirmed    he    >ei'\  ed     in 
that  capacity  until  the  end  «>f  the  \\ar.       llewa>  also  rec<  >mmende<l 

f».r  promotion    l>y    the   general  orders  of  bis  superior  officers.     In 

1  he  was  appointed  a  State  Director  on  the  Chicago  and  Rock 
Falls  railroad,  and  re>i^ned  -that  position  in  IsTlI  and  returned  to 
(  'olorado.  Qe  settled  m  Del  Nolle  and  to,.k  the  lir.-t  .-team  -aw 

mill  over  the  Sangre  De  Ohristo  range  in  l^l-'l.     He  Kuilt  the  lirst 

luisinos  Mock  in    Del    \..rte  in  that   year  and  in   1>7»>  e>tal»li>lied  a 
toll    p.ad  to  the  Summit  mines.      He  wa-  elected  ( 'mint  y  Treasurer 
of  Rio  Grande  county  in    1*7^,  and   was   elected    to  the  Hoi; 
Etepresentatives    la-t    fall.     Mr.  Shaw  is  a  straightforward,  consci- 

entiou-  man.  and  is  respected  l>y  bis  colleagnes. 

Samuel  Wade, 

\\'ho  represents  the  countie-  of  (immis.ni.  I'itkin.  >rontrosc.  Delta 
and  Me.-a  in  the  I^»wer  II.»ii>enl'  the  present  Legislature,  wa-  horn 

in  Miama  county,  Ohio,  Febmary  28,  1^'J'1.     While   he  was   still 

an  infant  his  parenu  removed  to  Southwestern  Indiana,  where  his 
father  BOOH  afterwards  died.  Four  year-  following  his  mother 
aUodied,  leaving  y.nuia  Samuel  at  the  mercy  of  every  wind  that 
Mew.  [n  accordance  with  the  law.  In-  wa-  liound  out  to  a  man 
from  New  York,  who  removed  to  Wi>e«msin  in  lsl<».  a'id  re- 
ceixnl  the  must  cruel  treatment  from  tho-e  who  should  have  heen 

hi.-  pi-oteetor-.     At  seventeen  jrears  of  age,  released  \>\  a  defect  in 

the  bond-  under  which  he  wa-  held,  he  -truck  out  to  make  hi>  ««wn 
l-'eelin-j-  tlie  m •(-< |  of  an  education,  he  entered  the  acadei 

Milt. >n.   \Vi-con-iiuaiid  hv  the  mnst   prudent  ee.  »m»m  v  and  di! ' 
aj)plication    he    completeil     his    emirse  «•!'    -tudy.      <  >n    the  l^th  of 

Af.ril.   l^oU.  he    married    Miss    ^Manraret    Merriii^tnn.  at    Ma<: 


62  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


Wisconsin.  Two  years  afterward  lie  removed  *to  West  Union,  Iowa, 
where  he  engaged  with  unusual  success  in  business  as  an  architect 
and  builder.  In  1859  he  changed  his  residence  to  Estherville,  the 
county  seat  of  Emmett  county,  Iowa,  where  he  was  soon  elected  to 
the  position  of  County  Clerk,  at  the  same  time  filling 
the  position  of  Clerk  of  the  District  Court.  In  1861  he  enlisted 
in  the  army,  entering  the  cavalry  service.  His  troop  being  com- 
posed of  western  men,  was  place'd,  on  the  frontier  against  the 
Sioux  Indians.  In  March,  1865,  he  was  commissioned  First 
Lieutenant  of  Company  A,  Second  United  States  Volunteers,  com- 
posed of  enlisted  prisoners  of  war,  from  the  prisons  at  Rock 
Island,  Illinois,  and  joined  his  company  at  Fort  Leaven  worth, 
where  he  served  until  the  end  of  the  war.  After  being  mustered 
out  he  again  resumed  his  old  business,  but  because  of  disease  con- 
tracted in  the  war  he  was  obliged  to  give  up  contracting  and  devote 
his  entire  time  to  architecture  and  superintending.  He  superin- 
tended the  erection  of  several  noted  buildings  in  Missouri,  Kansas 
and  Texas.  His  health  still  remaining  poor,  he  at  last  sought  re- 
lief in  the  mountains  of  Colorado,  where  he  arrived  in  1874,  and 
the  next  year  he  became  interested  in  mining  in  the  San  Juan 
country,  where  he  met  with  a  fair  degree  of  success.  In  1880  he 
closed  out  his  mining  interests  and  removed  to  the  town  of  Pitkin, 
then  in  the  county  of  Gunnison,  where,  in  concert  with  Governor 
Pitkin,  he  succeeded  in  having  a  daily  mail  and  post  office  estab- 
lished. Having  a  strong  liking  for  and  a  desire  to  engage  in  the 
growing  of  fruits,  he  removed  to  Delta  county  and  selected  a  site 
on  the  North  Fork  of  the  Gunnison  river  at  what  is  now  known  as 
Paonia.  Here  he  has  been  able  to  fulfill  all  his  expectations,  and 
to-day  has  one  of  the  best  stocked  and  most  beautiful  fruit  farms 
in  the  state  of  Colorado.  During  the  last  season  many  of  his  trees 
bore  an  abundance  of  luscious  fruits,  including ,  peaches  and  apri- 
•  cots.  Mr.  Wade  has  successfully  demonstrated  Colorado's  fruit 
possibilities. 


T.  A.  VanGorden. 

The  pleasant  little  town  of  Morrison,  Jefferson  county,  sent  to 
the  House  of  Representatives  the  jovial  and  talented  gentleman 
whose  name  heads  this  sketch.  Mr.  Yan  Gorden  was  born,  bred, 
lives  and  hopes  to  die  a  Democrat.  He  inherits  his  firm  faith  in 
that  party  from  his  father  and  grandfather,  and  he  is  destined  to 
do  honor  to  their  memory  in  his  firm  adherence  "to  the  political 
doctrines  they  held.  Mr.  Yan  Gorden  was  born  in  Susquehanna 
county,  Pa.,  June  6, 1852,  and  received  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  that  State.  He  taught  school  for  seven  years.  He  was 


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married  in  I  )en\  er.  .1  uly  !»'>,  1SM.  to  Miss  Mao^ie  11.  Cole,  and 
they  have  one  child.  W hilst  his  h< >me  is  his  castle,  he  enjoys  a 
run  with  the  boys  occasionally.  < 

Dewey  C,  Bailey. 

HOD.  I).  C.  P.ailey  wa-  born  at  Ouincy,  Michigan,  in  Is.VJ.  lie 
•uarried  to^Mi-s  Adelia  P..  P>n>wne  at  Kiowa,  Colorado,  Decem- 
•.'<».  LSSO  ;  they  have  one  child.  Mr.  P.ailey  is  a  staunch  Re 
publican,  and  comes  from  a  st  r<>n<j;  Republican  family.  lie  Lg  COn- 
-ci«-nti«»iis  in  his  emleav«»rs  t<>  serve  his  c«mst it uents  faithfully^  and 
will  return  t««  them  with  the  honor  conviction  that  he  has  well  and 
faithfully  performed  that  duty.  The  people  <>f  Klhert  county  have 
chosen  i'n  Mr.  Uailey  an  energetic  and  capable  man  to  represent 
them.  He  has  lived  in  Colorado  for  ei<_rhr  years,  and  during  that 
time  has  been  Successfully  engaged  in  stock  raising.  He  i>  of  a 
clever  and  >ocial  disposition  and  is  well  liked  by  all  of  his  asso- 

Oharles  E.  Noble. 

Amongst  those  in  the  House  who  take  an  active  and  decided 
stand  in  every  question  brought  up  for  debate,  is  Hon.  Charles 
fable,  who'  i>  a  representative  of  El  Paso  county.  Mr.  Xoble 
was  burn  in  Washington  county.  New  York.  May  \"i.  ^l^.and 
wa>  married  in  that  State  in  1^7»>:  two  children  are  the  tnfts  in 
which  lie  feels  a  fatherly  pride.  Politically  Mr.  Noble  is  a  Repub- 
lican, and  his  constituents  have  ample  cause  to  feel  a  pride  in  the 
earnest  manner  in  which  he  looks  to  their  interest.  He  is  a  plain, 
matter-of-fact,  but  brilliant  gentleman,  and  will  leave  a  record  that 
will  most  certainly  entitle  him  to  serve  many  other  term- 
representative  man  from  his  county.  His  resilience  is  in  Colorado 
Spring,  where  he  enjoys  the  respect  of  all  around  him. 

Jesse  White, 

The     above-named     <_rent  lemaii     resides     in  Silver    Cliff  when    at 
home,    and     repr-  u-ter   county.       II e  \va-  horn  in  the  State 

of  New  York  in  ls:!~i.  I'.v  hi-  adherence  to  the  Republican  party 
he  has  attained  his  present  political  portion.  Mr.  White  served 
in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  from  1 V,  1  to  ls»'»l,  and  was  honor- 
ably discharged  from  service  on  account  of  ill  health.  Mr.  White 
<-:tnie  to  ( 'olorado  in  ls"is.  and  i-  regarded  by  all  who  know  him 

as  a  <^ood  and  useful  citi/en.     Ee  is  a  married    man   ami  a  la 

by   profession. 


64  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF   COLOEADO. 


J.  H.  Balsinger. 

Though  hailing  from  Bald  Mountain,  Mr.  Balsinger  is  quite  a 
young  man  to  hold  such  an  important  position,  his  age  being  set 
at  twenty-eighty  years.  He  is  a  native  of  Iowa,  and  is  a  married 
man.  In  all  important  discussions  he  makes  his  best  effort  to  serve 
his  constituents  faithfully,  and  by  continued  perseverance  we  pre- 
dict that  he  will  yet  make  a  good  record.  In  the  House  Rules  we 
find  him  classed  as  a  Democrat,  whilst  the  Tribune-Republican  puts 
him  down  as  an  Independent-Republican.  At  all  events,  he  is  a 
good-looking  young  man,  and  evidently  a  favorite  with  his  asso- 
ciates. 

J.  H,  Stotesbury, 

Mr.  Stotesbury  is  one  of  the  Lake  county  representatives,  resid- 
ing in  Leadville,  and  was  sent  to  the  Sixth  General  Assembly  by  the 
Democratic  party.  He  is  a  native  of  Georgia;  a  married  man,  and 
has  large  mining  interests  near  Leadville.  He  is  pleasant  and 
obliging  to  every  one,  and  always  willing  to  impart  any  knowledge 
in  his  possession  to  those  desiring  in.  In  his  business  transactions 
he  is  shrewd,  wary,  and  at  the  same  time  upright  to  the  letter. 
His  age  is  set  down  at  35  years. 

T.  R,  Owens. 

Mr.  T.  R.  Owens,  who  resides  in  Boulder,  and  represents  Boulder 
county,  is  one  of  the  best  talkers  in  the  House,  and  evidences  good 
judgment  in  every  bill  of  any  moment  coming  before  that  body. 
He  was  born  in  North  Carolina  in  1347,  and  has  had  the  advantage 
of  a  good  education.  He  is  a  lawyer  by  profession  and  a  Demo- 
crat in  politics.  He  has  held  several  important  offices  in  Boulder 
county,  and  has  deserved  the  frequent  evidences  of  trust  and  con- 
fidence which- the  people  of  his  county  have  placed  in  him. 

Owen  Prentiss 

Is  a  resident  of  Leadville,  and  represents  Lake  county  in  the  present 
House.  He  is  no  small  factor  in  the  delegation  from  that  county 
and  on  occasion  his  happy  hits  in  logic  and  terse  statement  of 
facts  have  won  for  him  the  admiration  of  his  colleagues.  He  was 
born  in  Charleston,  North  Carolina,  July  10,  1852,  and  laid  the 
foundation  for  his  education  at  home.  He  went  to  New  York 
City  when  about  sixteen  years  old  and  engaged  in  mercantile  per- 
suits  ;  attending  the  Thirteenth  Street  night  school,  where  he  com- 
pleted his  school  life.  He  has,  however,  not  been  idle  with  respect 


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to  books  since  that   time,  luit   lias  mad*-  a  profitable  list-    "f     hi.-  ..p- 

portunities.     Mr.  Pivnti-  -.inly  Democrat,  and  comes    IV'-m 

a   Democratic  family;    his  father  wa-  a    hemocrat     and     liis    irrand- 
father  a  \Vhio-.       II"  is  a  married  man.  but    tin-    couple    have    not 
had  any  children.       Mr.   Pnnti--     i-    descended  from   Yalentn 
Preiiti-.-.  one     of   tin-  Pilgrim    Fathers,  from    \vliuin  tin-  name  was 
transmitted.       He  came  to(  'olorado  the  tir-t  time  in    1  ^  :l.  hut  hnsi- 

lias  called  him  to  the  eastern  States  several  time-  since.  For 
the  past  fourteen  year<  he  ha-  followed  the  newspaper  profes.-iiin. 
His  tir.-t  e\peri»-nce  in  this  line  \va-  afl  a  reporter  <>n  the  New  York 
Sun;  he  then  went  on  the  local  -tall'  of  the  New  York  Trihune; 
leaving  that  position  he  went  to  Chicago  where  he  w  as  em- 
ployed hoth  on  the  Time- and  on  the  Herald  as  reporter.  Si.Ij.uis. 

. -uri.  was  his  next  field  of  operation,  where  he  wa-  eno-ajjvd  a> 

reporter  on  the  Globe-Democrat.     Since  comino;  to  thi>  state  his 

new.-pap'T  experience  ha>  lu-en  limited  to  employment  on  the  old 
Democrat,  of  Leadville,  and  also  on  the  I  lerald- 1  )emocrat  and 
Chronicle  of  the  -ame  city.  The  reportorial  work  which  Mr. 
IVenti.--  did  on  all  of  the  publications  upon  which  lie  ha>  Keen  em- 
ployed has  heen  marked  hy  his  oreat  enerjj;y  as  a  new.-e/at  her.  and 
hi-  t'.xcellent  judo-meiit  in  handlino;  the  muhifarioii.-  matter>  which 
every  day  come  under  the  supervision  of  a  local  editor.  He  did 
not  follow  the  heaten  path  of  a  >imple  record  of  pa.-Hiio-  events, 
hut  >taniped  hi.-  news  item>  and  comment  with  an  individuality  of 
style  that  alway>  made  them  readable.  A>p5rino-  to  other  lields  of 
usefulness,  he  emhraced  every  opportunity  to  read  law.  and  was 
admitted  to  the  har  in  thi>  State  in  January,  1885.  Since  that 
time  lie  has  acquired  a  profitable  practice,  and  is  regarded  amongst 

the  most  >ucce--ful  pleaders  in  his  district,  and  his  perseverance 
and  praiseworthy  amhitioii  is  -lire  to  secure  for  him  a  brilliant  and 
profitable  future. 

Fernando  H.  Sutherland, 

The  ijuiet.  ovnth'inanly  Representative  from  Pueblo,  was  horn  at 
I'uion  Hall,  Virginia,  May  '2  \ .  1^4s.aiid  has  a  record  that  stamps 
him  amoiiLr  the  COremOSt  men  of  the  Sixth  (ieneral  Assembly.  He 

wa-   educated    in  the  sch.»oi-  <,f  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  and 

al.-«»  in  Illinois  Normal  School,  and  during  that  time  had  to  work 
his  way  throuirh  school,  as  his  father  lost  hi.-  property  in  the  year- 
of  the  rebellion.  He  chose  the  j.rofessit.n  of  denti-try.  in  which 
he  lias  heen  a  mo-t  -iicces-ful  practitioner.  The  doctor  is  a  man 
of  letters,  and  i-  \eryenthii-iastic  over  the  unbounded  re-our- 
our  State.  In  -peaking  ,,n  this  subject,  i  ;iat  since  he  came 


66  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


to  Colorado  in  1871  lie  has  witnessed,  in  some  respects,  a  very 
rapid  development  in  railway  building  which  has  materially  aided 
in  the  settlement  of  the  south  and  west  portions  of  the  State.  Col- 
orado is  an  empire  within  itself ;  infinite  within  its  resources ;  un- 
bounded in  its  future  prospects ;  unrivalled  in  climate  and  scenery ; 
and  peopled  with  the  very  choicest  brain,  and  brawn  of  a  cosmo- 
politan nation.  Dullness  and  lack  of  prosperity  have  character- 
ized the  State  within  the  past  few  years,  mainly  due  to  a  cessation 
of  industrial  mining  and  railway  activity.  We  are  again  entering 
upon  a  period  of  renewed  prosperity,  under  auspices  more  favora- 
ble, which  are  indicative  of  coming  industry.  Without  ill-advised 
legislation,  the  State  bids  fair  to  outspeed  and  outstrip  in  the  ri- 
valry of  commercial  and  industrial  pursuits  many  of  the  elder  sister 
States.  Like  all  who  have  resided  in  Colorado  for  a  number  of 
years  and  enjoys  the  blessings  of  its  unequalled  climate  and  wit- 
nessed its  inexhaustless  sources  of  wealth,  Dr.  Sutherland  loves  to 
expatiate  on  its  marvelous  growth  and  the  still  grander  develop- 
ment that  awaits  its  future.  The  Doctor  was- a  candidate  for  the 
Senate  in  1880,  for  the  Fifth  Senatorial  District.  His  grandfather 
on  his  mother's  side  was  a  successful  lawyer  and  also  a  soldier, 
having  served  through  the  war  of  1812.  Dr.  Sutherland  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Belle  H.  Grimes,  at  Colorado  Springs,  in  1872.  The 
Doctor  enjoys  a  good  practice  in  Pueblo,  and  is  worthily  consid- 
ered a  representative  man. 


A,  J.  Dean 

Is  one  of  those  modest,  unassuming  men  who  objects  to  seeing  his 
name  in  public  print.  He  is  one  of  the  people's  public  representa- 
tives from  Lake  county,  and  is  a  Democrat  in  principle.  He  was 
born  in  the  State  of  Mississippi  in  1845 ;  is  a  married  man,  and 
follows  mining  for  a  livelihood.  As  a  legislator  he  has  done  some 
good  service  for  his  constituents,  being  a  man  of  good  common 
sense  and  decided  convictions  on  all  questions  coming  before  the 
honorable  body  of  which  he  is  a  member. 


JUSTICES  OF  THE  SUPREME  COURT 

—  j^isr  ID- 

DISTINGUISHED    MEN. 


Chief  Justice  William  E.  Beck 

rted  for  the  exalted  position  of  Judge  of  the  Supreme 
Court,  October  7.  ls7D;  in-  quaMed  January  §0,  1880,  and  BUC- 
oeeded  to  the  otHce  of  Chief  Justice  January  9,1883.  Judge  Meek 
was  born  in  ls:j:>,  in  Vanango  county,  Pennsylvania,  andw  as  edu- 
cated at  the  Pine  drove  and  Mont  View  Academy  of  Centre  county. 
the  .-ai  ne  State,  an<l  finished  at  the  Classical  and  Coniniereial  High 
School  at  Lawrenceville,  .New  Jersey.  Like  many  other  of  our 

:nen,  .Judge  Heck  was  brought  uj>  on  a  farm,  where  in  the  sol- 

itude of  the  field  while  following  the  plow  he  formed  the  habits  of 

thought  and  silent  reasoning,  which  stand  him  in    such  good 

;  in  the  responsible  position  which  lie  at  present  holds.  After 
quitting  x-hool  he  engaged  in  teaching  for  a  few  years  and  after 
ward-  devoted  himself  to  the  study.of  the  laws  as  a  profession. 
He  i-.MiH»ved  to  La  Salle  cuimty,  Illinoi>,  in  the  fall  of  1850,  and 
wa-  admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Illinois  in  No- 
vember, 1S01.  He  wa>  marrieil  to  Miss  Klla  Ifoyle,  of  Linneus. 
Linn  county,  Missouri,  May  5,  1803.  He  continued  in  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  at  Mend  ot  a  andOttowa.  Illinois,  until  1871, 
when  he  removed  to  Colorado.  .Judge  Heck  located  in  the  town 
of  Hoiilder  in  1XV.'.  where  he  remained  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
LOB  until  the  fall  of  1^7*').  In  October.  I  s7o.  he  was  choM-ii  as 

a   d-  to    the  Constitutional  Convention,  and  assisted  in  the 

forming  of  that  inijiortant  <iocument.      What  could  be  more  fitting 

than  that  lie  who  aided  in  it-  creation  should  be  placed  ftfl  its  chief 

interpreter?      Ee  Wafi  elected  Judge  of    the  First  .Judicial   I>i>trict 

:n()ctober.   1^7»>.  in  which    p«»sition    he    served    three 

.Judge  lieek's  twenty-five  year-'  r  \  p.-ri«  -nee  in  the  practice 

the  law.  combined  with  a  natural,  fair    and    unprejudiced    turn 


68  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 

of  mind,  eminently  fit  him  to  fill  the  office  of  Chief  Justice.  Un- 
biased by  politics,  untrammeled  by  business  cares  and  needs,  he 
brings  to  his  work  a  conscientious  conviction  of  his  duty  in  the 
high  trust  placed  upon  him;  an  educated  mind,  finished  and  sharp- 
ened by  a  quarter  of  a  century's  contact  with  other  minds,  and 
above  all,  a  superb  knowledge  of  law,  justice  and  equity.  In  him 
the  people  of  Colorado  have  one  in  wliose  hands  they  may  safely 
trust  the  keeping  of  the  Scales  of  Justice,  with  the  assurance  that 
they  will  always  hang  upon  an  equal  balance. 

Judge  S.  H.  Elbert 

Was  born  in  Logan  county,  Ohio,  in  1833.  Graduated  at  the 
Ohio  Wesleyan  University  in  1854  and  soon  after  began  the  study 
of  the  law  at  Dayton  in  the  same  State,  but  emmigrated  to  the 
then  West,  soon  after  his  admission  to  the  bar.  Succeeding  this 
he  successfully  practiced  his  profession  for  some  years  in  Iowa  and 
Nebraska.  In  the  latter  State  he  began  his  political  career  by  a 
successful  candidacy  for  the  upper  house  of  the  State  Legislature. 
In  1862  he  was  appointed  Secretary  of  Colorado  Territory,  which 
had  been  organized  the  previous  year,  by  President  Lincoln.  Hon. 
John  Evans  being  at  the  .same  time  appointed  Territorial  Gov- 
ernor. Judge,  or  as  he  is  most  commonly  called,  "Governor" 
Elbert,  was  married  to  Miss  Josephine  Evans,  daughter  of  the 
Governor,  in  1865,  Mrs.  Elbert,  however,  lived  but  a  short  time 
and  the  Judge  has  never  remarried.  For  the  years  succeeding  his 
secretaryship  of  the  Territory  Judge  Elbert  was  associated  with 
Hon.  J.  Q.  Charles  in  the  practice  of  the  law,  they  two  proving 
one  of  the  strongest  firms  in  the  Territory.  He  served  one 
term  in  the  Territorial  Legislature,  1869  and  1870,  and 
was  Chairman  of  the  Republican  Central  Committee  of  the  Terri- 
tory. He  was  appointed  Governor  of  the  Territory  in  1873  but 
was  soon  thereafter  superseeded  because  of  the  machination  of  Wash- 
ington politicians.  After  this  Judge  Elbert  spent  a  year  or  two 
abroad  at  various  European  capitals.  At  the  admission  of  Colo- 
rado as  a  State  he  was  nominated  and  elected  by  a  large  majority 
as  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court.  The  six  years  term  fell  to  his 
lot,  three  of  which  he  served  as  Chief  Justice.  He  was  a  second 
time  elected  in  1885,  and  will  again  in  turn  succeed  as  Supreme 
Judge.  Judge  Elbert's  connection  with  the  history  of  Colorado, 
dating  almost  from  its  organization  as  a  Territory,  has  been  an 
exceedingly  prominent  one.  He  took  an  active  part  in  raising 
and  organizing  the  Third  Colorado  Kegiment  of  Yolunteers  and 
other  bodies  of  troops,  which  were  kept  busy  with  the  Indians  for 


I:H>«.I:  APHICAL  COM  I>KM>I  IM   <>F  <  m.Mi;.M)O.  69 

a  numher  of  \  When  lie  first  arrival  in   Denver    it  was  a  vil- 

11  1  |  .....  pit-,  and  he  ha-  watched  it-orowth  from 

that  time  until  now,  participating;  with  /eal<>u-  ferv«>r  in  every 
movement  for  it>  ami  the  State'.-  advancement.  He  ha.-  not  rou- 
tined hi.-  attention  al«>ne  to  law  and  politics,  hut  is  the  author  of 
an  ahle  treti.-e  «»n  the  reclamation  of  the  arid  lands  of  the  State,  and 

ireful  student  of  the  science  of  irrigation.     Judov  Klhert  ha- 

at  various  time-  hern  very  favorahly  mentioned  for 
the  1'.  S.  Senate.  The  Judge  has  an  independent  fortune 
ami  in  him  his  frirnd,-  tind  a  large-hearted,  open-handrd. 
evner"U-  gentleman  and  ovnial  companion. 

Judge  Joseph  0,  Helm 

\V,t-  l.orn  in  the  Statr  of  Illinois,  June  30,  1848,  in  the 
city  "f  (  1iirao-,>.  He  finished  hi.-  rducation  at  the  I  'niversity  of 
Iowa,  through  which  institution  he  worked  his  own  way.  Judov 
llrlm  i-  in  every  >rn.-e  a  self-made  man,  having  won  his  way  to 
the  position  which  he  now  holds  hy  persistent  and  determined 
etl'ort.  He  is  a  -terlino-  Ufpuhlican  and  is  descended  from  an  old 
AVliio'  family.  He  holds  his  political  convictions  l>y  ri^ht  <»i'  birth 
a.-  well  as  helief,  and  i.-  looked  upon  a>  one  of  the  l>e>t  repre.-enta- 
tivefl  of  his  party.  He  was  married  on  Septemhei1  '^7,  1881,  to 
Mi--  Marcia  Stewart,  at  Colorado  Springs.  Hi.-  war  record  is  one 
of  which  he  i>  justly  pi'oiid,  havintr  rntrrrd  the  13th  U.S.  Infantry 
a-  a  dmmmer  DOy,  Serving  as  Such  and  as  a  private  for  three  year.-. 


He  afterwards  eidi.-te.Ja>  a  private  in  the  (>th  Infantry,  First  Army 
Corps,  in  which  lie  served  for  one  year.  lie  was  at  the  sieL 
Victsbnrg,  participated  in  the  hattles  of  Champion  Hills,  Jacks.  »n, 
Collier.-ville  and  other  en^am-ment.-.  ami  was  a  prisoner  of  war  at 
Belle  Isle  for  three  months.  Here  he  endured  all  the  privations 
to  which  the  rehels  siihjected  their  pri.-oiiers.  He  immigrated  to 
Colorado  at  an  early  day  and  has  heeii  one  of  its  most  public  spirit- 
ed and  useful  citizen-.  He  \\a-  a  memher  of  the  House  from  Kl 
COUnty  in  the  first  (iem-ral  A->emhly.  and  a  mrmlu'r  of  thr 
Senate  in  the  Second.  He  rrsi<rncd  fi-oin  the  Senate  in  ISM)  and 


elected  Judge  of  the  Fourth  .Indicia!   District,     .ludoy  Helm 

WBfi  rai-ed  to  the  Supreme  hench  in  the  election  of  the  fall  of 
!  and  (jualitied  in  January.  1^-').  The  position  is  one  which 
hi-  leaal  attainment.-  emmineiit  ly  tit  him  for  and  the  honor  i.-  one 
which  is  ju.-tly  due  an  old  soldier.  lie,  like  his  associates  on  the 
hrnch,  i-  a  man  in  whom  the  people  of  the  State  place  a  ^Teat 
trust,  and  it  will  never  he  .-aid  of  J  nd^e  Helm  that  he  did  not 
faithfully  and  jcalou-ly  Lruard  that  trust.  He  has  made  hi.-  name 


70  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 

an  honored  one  and  holds  as  his  own  by  right  the  confidence  and 
respect  of  all. 

James  A,  Miller, 

Clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Colorado,  was  born  in  Jackson, 
Ohio,  and  received  a  common  school  education,  finishing  with  a 
few  terms  in  the  Ohio  State  University.  He  was  married  to  Mary 
S.  Powell,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  March  20,  I860;-  they  have  four 
children,  two  boys  and  two  girls,  all  living.  Mr.  Miller  came 
west  in  1860  and  out  on  the  plains  in  the  employ  of  the  Govern- 
ment in  transporting  supplies  to  the  western  forts.  At  this  early 
day  there  were  no  railroads  west  of  the  Missouri  river,  and  all  sup- 
plies were  sent  by  ox  and  mule  teams.  Mr.  Miller  followed  this 
life  for  eight  years,  during  which  time  he  underwent  hardships  that 
few  men  care  to  endure,  gaining  an  experience  and  knowledge  of 
western  life  and  western  methods  which  has  been  of  vast  advan- 
tage to  him  in  later  life.  He  has  been  engaged  in  many  enterprises 
in  Colorado  and  other  portions  of  the  west  at  various  times  since 
quitting  the  plains.  In  all  of  these  he  has  met  with  a  fair  degree 
of  success,  gained  a  large  and  extended  acquaintance  which  is  par- 
ticularly useful  to  him  in  the  position  he  now  occupies  as  clerk  of 
the  highest  court  in  the  State.  Mr.  Miller's  fitness  for  his  place 
is  attested  by  the  fact  that  he  has  held  it  so  long.  His  quiet,  unas- 
suming, yet  friendly  manner  has  gained  for  him  the  universal 
respect  of  all  who  know  him. 

Ex-Governor  William  Gilpin. 

In  the  publication  of  a  book  purporting  to  give  a  partial  his- 
tory of  Colorado,  as  gleaned  from  its  pioneers  and  early  settlers, 
the  work  would  be  incomplete  if  a  full  chapter  at  least  was  not 
devoted  to  the  remarkable  career  of  the  distinguished  gentleman 
whose  name  appears  above  this  sketch.  In  offering  the  COM- 
PENDIUM OF  COLORADO  to  the  public,  we  feel  that  an  apology  is 
due  our  readers  in  this  instance,  in  having  to  curtail  the  biography 
of  Hon.  William  Gilpin  down  to  a  bare  condensation  of  the 
few  facts  we  have  at  hand.  In  the  regular  order  of  all  natural 
results,  the  day  will  come  when  some  brilliant  writer  will  be 
impelled  to  do  justice  to  his  varied  career  and  give  a  vivid 
word  painting  of  the  arduous  trials  he  has  undergone,  sifting  out 
and  presenting  in  detail  to  the  many  of  the  present,  to  the  ris- 
ing and  to  future  generations  his  prophetic  and  wonderful 
genius.  Unlike  the  dormant  youths,  who  lack  spirit  and  energy 


BIOGRAPHICAL    COMI'KXDK  M    (>F    COLORADO.  71 


:i»l  that  which  can  he  Cleaned  from  teach-  i-nmr  (iilpin 

from  his  boyhood  day-  runrrix  cd  o-rrat  and  original  idra>  which  in 
later  yrar>  havr  developed  into  ivalitie-.  Pride  of  aiire.-try  tilled 
him  with  ambition^  dr-irr-,  and  when  the  wonderful  family  tree 
from  whence  he  >prnno;  >hall  have  withered  int..  eternity.  Cil 
with  the  mo-t  formidable  of  i^  hranches  will  he  inscrihed  the 
name  of  William  (iilpin.  He  WB6  horn  <>n  the  hatt  lefield  of  P.ran- 
dywine.  in  the  State  «if  Delaware.  October  1.  L822,  of  Ouaker  par- 
ent-, who  traced  tneir  origin  to  the  CromwellB,  and  >till  farther 
hack  to  Richard  I),  (iylpin,  who  livrd  during  the  reio-n  of  Kiner 
John,  in  the  thirteent  h  cent  nrv.  When  old  enough  In- was  .-rut  to 
Fnedand  and  received  the  first  three  years  of  education  there.  He 
wa-  afterwards  >ent  to  the  I  niver.-ity  in  Pennsylvania,  and  from 
then-  was  appointed  a  cadet  to  the  National  Military  Academy  by 
(General  ,Iaek>on.  and  trradnate<l  frmn  there  in  iVJti.  Dnrino-  the 
Seminole  war  he  wa>  coinmi>-ioned  Lieutenant  in  the  Second 
Dragoons,  and  accompanied  ( irneral  Harneyto  Florida.  !Ieal>o 

d  as  an  e.-cort  to  (Jeneral  Jessup.  After  re>i<rnini_r  hi>  c<»m- 
mi>-ion  lie  locate<l  in  S?.  Louis,  in  ls:V.»,  where1  lie  '»e^an  to  .-tudy 
plans  to  carry  out  the  oreat  scheme  of  making  tl."  circuit  of  the 
world.  Whilst  a  cadet  at  We>1  Point  he  studied  law  with  his 
hrother,  lion.  II.  I),  (iilpin.  who  was  al'terwari!  Gen- 

eral under  President  Van  IJuren.  In  1841  (iutvenmr  (iil- 
pin went  to  Independence,  Mi»onri.  and  there  riio-aj^rd  in  the 
practice  of  law.  The  >ame  year  he  was  cho>eii  Srci'rtary  of  the 

ra]  A»rmhly  <>t'  that  State,  >ervintr  two  yeiir-.  In  l^4';>  he 
had  matured  his  lontr  cheri>hed  plans  for  making  the  circuit  of 
the  world,  and  >et  out  to  explore  a  pa>s  through  the  K  -cky  monn- 
tain>.  After  months  of  arduous  lahor  and  Buffering  many  priva- 
tions he  rrarhrd  the  Pacific  roa.-t,  where  he  met  nio>t  <»f  the  pioneers 
ami  adventurous  character:-  who  then  travrrsi-d  the  o;reTit  exti-nt  of 
country  het  ween  northern  ( 'alifornia,  alone.-  thnmtrh  <  )re>j;oii.  Wa>h- 
inirton  Territory  and  Uriti>h  Columbia.  That  \a>t  ti-rritory  wa^ 
then  ruled  hy  the  Hud-on  1  Jay  Company,  and  was  inhabited  only 
by  the  aoent>  of  that  company.  Indians,  French  Canadian  ( 'atholic 

mi.-^ionarir>,  a  e.- \\\  nnmbrr  of  Amrrican  trapper-  and    hunter-. 

and  a  >turdy  lot  of  farmer>  who  >oiitrht  some  oi  th"  fi-r^lr  valleys 
of  that  far-off  land  to  e-tabli^h  homes  fur  theni.-rlvr.-  and  p<'-trrity. 
On  the  4th  of  March.  1^  i  I.  a  party  of  pioneer.-,  to  the  nnmbrr  of 

^atheivd  on  the  bank-  of  thr  Willamrttr  rivrr  to  found   Port- 
land.      The  >ite  then  chosrn   wa>  about   four  '!<:!">  abo\c  whrrr  thr 
cit\   of  Portland  now  stands,  on  thr  opp«»>itr  -i-'.eof  the  rivrr:  and 
a  little  town  callrd   Milwaiikir  i>  all  that   is  now  known  of  thr. 
inal   Portland.      At    that  a.->rmblatre  Mr.  (iilpin     prr-ided.  and     on 


72  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


him  rested  till  the  labor  of  establishing  the  town.     At  that  meeting 
he  drew  up  articles  of   agreement    and    arranged  for  a  Territorial 
government  for  Oregon,  and  soon  afterward  appeared  in  Washing- 
ton as  the  "squatter  delegate  from  the  Pacific  Coast,"  but    amidst 
the  greatest  opposition  he  finally  succeeded  in  his  mission.      Whilst 
on  the  Pacific  Coast  he  associated  with  those  saintly  missionaries, 
Archbishop  Blanchet,  of  Oregon;  Bishop  Blanchet,  of    Nesqualy, 
and  Father  DeSmet — all  of  whom  have  since  gassed    to    their  last 
home,  where  peace  and  happiness  await  those  who  suffered  and  la- 
bored   so    long   in   the  Lord's  vineyard.     Finding  his  scheme  of 
making    the    circuit    of    the    world    impracticable  at  that  time, 
upon  the  breaking  out  of  the  Mexican  war,  Governor  Gilpin    reen- 
terred   the   army  and  was  chosen  Major  of  the  First  Regiment  of 
Missouri  Cavalry,  and  served  with  distinction  throughout.     In  the 
spring  of  1848,  with  1,200  men  under  his  command,  he  left  Pike's 
Peak,  where  he  had  wintered,  and  made  an  active  campaign  against 
the  hostile  Indians,  and  subjugated  them  so  thoroughly  that  peace 
was  had  for  the   next    eighteen  years.     In  1851    he   returned   to 
Independence,  Missouri,  and  \vhilst  there  lost  no  time    or    oppor- 
tunity to  advertise  the  vast  resources  of  Colorado.     In  1859  he  pub- 
lished the  "  Central  Gold    Region,'1  the  first  work  of  great  value 
and    interest    to    this    country.       In    the    year    1873    he  again 
published  a  work  entitled  "  The  Mission  of  the  North  American 
People."     It  contained  six  charts,  in  some  of  which  were  shown 
the  course  of  temperature   and    the    practicability  of    establishing 
a  railroad  line  around  the  world,  on  the  fortieth  parallel  of   lati- 
tude, and  on  which  are  located  nearly  all  the  great  cities  of  the 
world.     The  work  he  published   at   an  expense  of  $10,000,  and 
whilst  he  has  personally  realized  nothing  from  it,  it  has  furnished 
solid  material  for  those  who  have  drawn  large  salaries    as    corre- 
spondents to  the  eastern  press,  and  few  indeed    are    the    instances 
where  any  credit  has  been  given  him.     The  prophetic  predictions 
of  the  mineral  and  pastoral  resources  of  Colorado,  as  appearing  in 
that  work,  have   since  been  realized.     In  1861  he  was  appointed 
iirst  Governor  of  Colorado  by  President  Lincoln,  and  his  year    in 
that  position  was  an  eventful  one  in  the  history  of    the  Territory. 
Governor   Gilpin  was   married   to  Mrs.  Julia  Pratte  in  St.  Louis, 
February  15,  1874;  four   children   have   been   born   to  them.     It 
will  be  seen  from  the  foregoing  brief  synopsis  that  Governor  Gil- 
pin's  career  has  been  so  eventful  that  it  would  be  an  impossibility 
for  us  to  do  him  justice  in  a  work  of   this  kind.     He  is  a  man  of 
good  height,  with  a  military  bearing,  a  quick  eye,   sturdy  and  im- 
petuous temperament,  an  entertaining  conversationalist  and  a  man 
whose  imposing  and  genteel  bearing  will  always  command  special 


BKX.KAI'HK   AI.    rnMI'HMUrM    <  >  !•     <•>[.,,  i;.\DO.  7:'. 

attention   in  a  community.      <  '«  m-Merin^  the  pn  •  niinence  of  hi- 

•il  oriirin.  coupled  with    hi-    own    praise\\  «r\  h  v  record.  In-  po- 
tt little  of  that   unenviable  quality  of    vanity  and  conceit     iisii- 
allv  found  in  men  \vho  form  a  distinguished  member  of  BO  ran 
lieraldic  geneological   tree,  and  he  is  t  herel'i  >re  entit  led  to  the  greater 
prai-e   for   \\\>   hecMilline/   mode-tV.        He    i-   still    in    the  enjoyment    of 

o-ood  health,  and  livinii-  quietly  with  his  family  in  I  )enver  has  the 
sati-faction  of  witnessing  the  fultilment  of  many  of  hi.-  early  pro- 
phecie-.  Though  taking  no  acti\f  part  in  dictating  Of  guiding 

ami  mouldine;  puhlic  opinion  in  matters  «»i'  aenei'al  interest,  he  look> 

on  with  a  deep  concern    and    n«>te>    the    mo\ement>    of    tln»e    who 

li:i\e  fallen  into  line  in  the  local  and  national  o-overnment  of  public 

-.  and  hi>  opinion.-  alway>   combine  the  two  e—  ential  (jiialitie> 

l.<  >m  and  ex  perience. 

Edwin  S.  Nettleton. 

The  position  of  State   Kno-ineer  i>  one  which  of  nece»ity  retjiiii-e- 

a  laree  dre-ree  of  information  UJMUI  special    >nb|V<-t>,    subject.^  that 

net-.U  yean  <>f  training  and  stmly  in  order    to  properly  exercift 

fiinrtinns.       Kdwin    S.   Nettleton,    the     pre>ent     incumbent    of  that 

otlice.  was  born  at   Medina,  Ohio,  (  )ctober  ~~,   l^iU..       He  was  edu- 

at   Me«lina  Academy.  (  )berlin  College,  Ohio,  and  was  appren- 

ticed and  under  private  instruct  i«»n>  with  Zacharia     I  )eane  in  cival 

and  machanical  engineering-.      The  name  of  hi>  tutor  alone  i>>ntli- 

cient  onaranteeof  the  thoroiio-h  and  careful  training  which  he  brintrs 

to  hi>  work.       Add  to  tliis  a  ijnarter  of  a  century's    experience  and 

it  will  be  seen  that     few     can     equal    and  none  excel    Mr.  Nettleton 

in  the  work  <>ver  which  he  has  charge.       Mr.   Nettleton   i>  a  Repub- 

lican of  the  old  school,  but  never  BO  radical  but  that  he  is  ready  to 

admit  the  truth  let   it  be  found  where  it  may.       He  has  the  univer- 

sal  respect   of  all  classes  of  men.       lle'Aas  married     to     Mis.;     I.ucy 

jenor  al  Medina,  <>hi<».  <  )ct<»ber    l~i.   IM'.I   ;  they    ha\e    two 

cliildren.       I  le  came  to  (  '«,loi-ado    in    1>>70    with  the    Tin'..!!    Colony 

of  (ii-eeley.  ami  d  iiri  lie/  t  he  year>  1^70    1    was  the  ene-ineer-in-chief, 

-vd  in  lay  i  no-  out   the  tnwn  and  lands  surroun«lin«r,    and  build- 

lie  irriinitino-  canals.       He  wa>  appointed  engineer    of  the  Col- 

Durin      t 


Orado  Spi-in^s  ('i»nq»any  in    ls"Jl.       During  that  and  the    followino- 
•  inployed  in  laying  (»ut  the  towns  of  Colorado  Springs 

and    Manitoii,  in  surveyintr  the  siii'roiindino    coiinti-y    and   planning 
and  completine.-  the  canal  systems  of  that    section.       In     the     fall  of 

!  he  was  appointed  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Centra]  Colorado  Im- 

••nient   ('oinpany    (now  the  Colorado  Coal  and    I  nui  Cninpany  i. 

lie  wa-  appointed  the  first  postmaster  of   South    Pneblo  in  1 

and     held    that   otlice  under   President-  <  T  rant  .   Hayes  and    (iarlield. 


74  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLOKADO. 


On  the  22d  of  February,  1882,  he  resigned  that  office.  In 
1878  he  was  appointed  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Larimer  and 
Weld^Irrigation  Company,  and  was  in  charge  of  the  construc- 
tion of  the  canal  by  the  same  name,  built  by  Governor  B.  H. 
Eaton.  In  1880  he  was  appointed  Engineer-in- Chief  of  the 
Northern  Colorado  Irrigation  Canal  Co.,  and  was  engaged  in 
the  construction  of  their  canal  until  1873,  when  he  was  ap- 
pointed State  Engineer  by  Governor  J.  B.  Grant.  In  1885  he 
was  reappointed  to  the  same  position  by  Governor  B.  H. 
Eaton,  which  office  he  now  holds  in  addition  to  being  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Capitol  Managers  for  the  construction  of 
the  State  capitol  at  Denver.  No  man  in  Colorado,  perhaps, 
had  more  to  do  in  a  personal  way  with  the  development  and 
advertising  of  the  entire  State  than  Engineer  Nettleton.  Es- 
pecially has  he  been  a  moving  power  in  the  settlement  and 
establishment  of  the  towns  upon  the  east  of  the  range ;  from 
Greeley  to  Colorado  Springs,  from  there  to  Pueblo,  and  so  on, 
opening  and  preparing  the  way  for  the  incoming  of  settlers 
and  the  building  up  of  commonwealths,  which  in  due  time 
will  rival  their  elder  sisters  of  the  east. 


Hon.  Horace  A.  W.  Tabor. 

In  producing  the  COMPENDIUM  OF  COLORADO  we  -have  un- 
dertaken no  trifling  task,  and  we  realize  our  inability  to  do 
the  subject  justice  when  we  endeavor  to  give  a  pen  picture  of 
Hon.  H.  A.  W.  Tabor,  who  for  the  past  twenty-eight  years 
has  been  identified  with  every  foremost  feature  in  the  pro- 
gress of  the  State.  The  fact  is,  there  are  few  men  in  Colo- 
rado who  can  look  back  with  pride  to  a  more  honored  or 
useful  career  than  the  gentleman  who  is  the  subject  of  this 
sketch.  Looking  down  the  vista  of  time  we  see  him  at  the 
foot  of  the  hill  in  ordinary  circumstances,  struggling  along 
the  routine  of  a  common  farmer  boy's  life.  Without  f ecount- 
ing  his  adversities,  we  find  him  to-day  an  honored  citizen  of 
this  commonwealth,  surrounded  by  all  the  comforts  and  de- 
sired luxuries  of  life,  and  the  recipient  of  the  honor,  esteem 
and  confidence  of  his  fellow  men.  These  advantages  and 
blessings  are  not  all  the  result  of  a  streak  of  good  luck. 
They  are  mostly  the  result  of  an  unswerving  ambition,  an 
unsullied  integrity,  an  enterprising,  active  mind  that  will 
overcome  all  obstacles  and  knows  no  such  word  as  fail.  His 
position  is  always  at  the  front,  and  he  is  accorded  the  leader- 
ship in  any  movement  in  which  he  assumes  an  interest.  Mr. 
Tabor  was  born  in  Orleans  county,  Vermont,  November  26, 
1830.  The  days  of  his  youth  were  spent  on  a  farm,  and  paj; 


BIOGRAPHICAL    COM  1'KNDIUM    OF   COLORADO.  76 


of  the  time  he  received  a  good  common  school  education.  In 
1855  he  went  to  Kansas,  took  an  active  parr  in  the  troubles  of 
"Bleeding  Kansas."  and  in  1857  was  chosen  as  a  memb- 
the  Tope k a  Legislature.  Two  years  later  Senator  Tabor  earn*' 
to  Colorado,  settling  in  Denver.  The  following  spring  he 
went  to  Leadville,  then  known  as  California  Gulch,  mid  fol- 
lowed mining  until  ISO.").  From  then  until  1878  he  also 
followed  merchandising  and  saved  quit*-  a  large  sum  of 
money.  In  the  spring  of  '78  he  ''grub-staked"  Am 
Rische  and  George  F.  Hook,  who  discovered  the  famous 
Little  Pittsburg  mine,  which  was  the  solid  foundation  for  the 
fortune  which  Senator  Tabor  has  since  acquired.  The  history 
of  that  mine  and  its  enormous  output  are  matters  of  statisti- 
cal importance  in  yearly  products  of  the  State.  For  fourteen 
years,  during  the  wildest  times  in  the  mining  camp  of  Lead 
ville.  Senator  Tabor  presided  as  Mayor,  and  by  firmness  and 
unusual  tact  preserved  order  in  the  rough  element  which  th^n 
pervaded  that  community.  In  1878  he  was  elected  Lieut en  - 
ant-Governor  of  the  State,  and  served  ably  in  that  capacity 
for  two  consecutive  terms.  The  next  important  position  liV 
held  was  that  of  short-term  Senator,  and  in  the  legislative 
halls  of  our  National  Congress  he  showed  his  ability  to  do 
great  service  for  the  State.  At  the  present  time  he  is  Chair- 
man of  the  Republican  State  Central  Committee,  and  his 
management  of  the  political  affairs  coming  under  his  ca re 
have  been  remarkably  successful.  He  understands  how  to 
organize  and  manage  a  campaign  with  keen,  perceptive 
faculties,  and  the  highest  merits  of  generalship  are  cone- 
to  him  in  that  line.  As  to  his  wealth,  and  the  general  distri- 
bution of  it,  it  is  unnecessary  for  us  to  make  more  than  a 
passing  mention.  Every  resident  of  this  State,  and  every 
visitor  to  it  from  all  quarters  of  the  globe,  have  expat i; 
on  that  subject  in  letters  to  their  friends  and  to  the  press. 
Book  'publishers,  editors,  professional  correspondents  and 
sight-seers  have  written  page  after  page  of  the  magnificence 
and  costliness  of  the  buildings  which  bear  Mr.  Tabors  name, 
and  which  will  leave  his  memory  as  endurable  as  the  magni- 
ficent monuments  he  has  had  raised  for  the  use  and  oi-namen 
tatioii  of  the  (Jueen  City  of  the  Plains.  We  can  safely  afi 
that  there  is  not  a  hamlet,  town,  city  or  country  on  tin 
of  the  civilized  globe  in  which  some  mention  has  not 
made,  at  some  time  or  other,  of  one  or  of  all  the  buildings 
which  bear  his  name.  The  interest  he  has  taken  in  er.-ciinir 
such  beautiful  structures  as  the  Tabor  ( )j»«-ra  llou^.- and  the 
Tabor  Block,  Costing  Over  a  million  of  dollars,  prove  his  faith 
and  confidence  jn  the  boundless  resources  of  Colorado.  ; 


76  BIOGKAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF   COLOEADO. 


sonally,  Mr.  Tabor  is  a  plain,  unassuming  gentleman,  whom 
the  most  ordinary  individual  might  approach  without  hesi- 
tancy, with  the  assurance  that  he  was  addressing  a  man  who 
pays  no  attention  to  wealth  or  station,  recognizing  that  in 
this  land  of  liberty  all  who  mean  right  are  on  a  grand  scale 
of  social  equality.  Senator  Tabor  was  ma,rried  to  Miss  Eliza- 
beth B.  McCourt,  March  1,  1883,  "Baby  Tabor,"  the  beauti- 
ful child  whose  portrait  adorns  thousands  of  homes  in  this 
and  other  cities,  has  been  chosen  as  a  model  of  grace  by  the 
leading  artists  of  the  land,  and  to  the  fond  parents  she  has  been 
and  will  long  remain,  as  expressed  by  the  poet  Tupper, 

"A  babe  in  the  house  is  a  well-spring  of  pleasure, 
A  messenger  of  peace  and  love." 

Senator  Tabor  resides  at  his  beautiful  mansion,  No.  1260 
Sherman  avenue.  Notwithstanding  his  ability  to  live  at  ease, 
he  still  takes  an  active  part  in  political  and  commercial  affairs, 
and  is  of  such  an  active  temperament  that  it  is  safe  to  say 
whilst  he  lives  he  will  remain  foremost  amongst  the  most 
public  men  of  the  State.  The  Senator  is  a  man  above  me- 
dium height,  rather  heavy  set,  and  bearing  every  evidence  of 
good  care  in  his  keeping ;  he  has  a  good  constitution  and, 
no  doubt,  is  destined  to  yet  enjoy  a  long  and  useful  life. 

Leonidas  S.  Cornell. 

Among  the  public  institutions  of  our  country  none  more 
deservedly  attract  the  attention  of  all  lovers  of  law  and  order 
than  do  our  public  schools.  It  is  all-important,  therefore, 
that  each  commonwealth  should  have  some  man  of  learning 
and  ambition  at  the  head  to  represent,  as  it  were,  in  a  single 
individual  the  individual  interests  of  every  child  in  the  State. 
Especially  is  this  the  case  in  our  own  State,  where  we  are  in 
reality  just  laying  aside  the  swaddling  clothes  of  self-govern- 
ment and  endeavoring  to  lay  broad  and  deep  the  foundations 
of  a  government  for  higher  and  more  prosperous  days  to 
come.  Not  but  what  we  are  as  far  advanced  in  educational 
interests,  perhaps,  as  we  are  in  other  interests  of  a  public  na- 
ture, but  what  we  are  doing  for  the  cause  of  education  at  the 
present  time  is  but  a  poor  sample  of  what  we  intend  to  do  in 
the  near  future,  when  our  valleys  and  hillsides  are  teeming 
with  the  fruits  of  the  husbandman,  and  our  wants  and  neces- 
sities in  that  direction  become  more  general.  In  order,  how- 
ever, to  prepare  for  this  good  time  coming,  it  is  requisite  and 
necessary  that  we  should  make  wise  laws  and  most  thoroughly 
systematize  the  workings  of  our  common  schools,  and  by 
these  and  other  Cleans  better  prepare  them  for  their  expaiv 


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sion  and  improvements  in  the  t'utmv.  Our  legislators  are 
suiliciently  wise  to  make  the  laws,  but  no  system  «.f  a  uni- 
form coins.'  of  public  instruction  can  be  complete  without  a 
h'-ad  center,  and  in  this  head  center  in  a  great  measure  de- 
pends the  success  or  failure  of  the  common  school  system  un- 
der his  control.  Leonidas  S.  Cornell,  our  present  State  Su- 
perintendent of  Public  Instruction,  was  born  at  Athens,  Ohio, 
April  1'J,  IS  1:2  and  was  educated  in  Illinois,  at  Fulton  Semi- 
nary and  West  field  College.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Mary 
Dawson  at  her  home  in  Lexington,  Illinois,  July  17, 1864;  four 
children  have  been  born  to  them,  three  of  whom  are  now  liv- 
ing. Mr.  Cornell  came  to  Colorado  early  in  the  seventies  and 
has  always  been  known  as  one  of  the  States'  most  enterpris- 
ing and  progressive  citizens.  He  early  took  an  interest  in 
the  founding  and  building  up  of  our  State  school  system,  and 
to-day  has  the  proud  satisfaction  of  knowing  that  to  him 
more,  perhaps,  than  to  any  other  man  in  the  State  is  due  its 
present  high  standing.  He  was  elected  County  Superinten- 
dent of  schools  in  Boulder  county  in  1877,  and  again  in  1879 ; 
was  chosen  to  his  present  position  on  the  Republican  ticket 
in  1880,  and  has  since  been  twice  elected  to  the  same  posi- 
tion. The  last  time  there  was  no  opposition,  which  shows 
the  high  regard  in  which  he  is  held  by  the  people  of  the  State. 
Faithful  to  the  teachings  of  that  great  school  master,  Horace 
Mann,  he  takes  into  his  work  a  true  appreciation  of  his  al- 
most divine  mission,  and  a  strong  conviction  of  the  grave 
responsibilities  placed  upon  him.  His  long  experience, 
coupled  with  a  character  against  which  no  reproach  can  be 
brought,  makes  him  the  best  guardian  of  the  corner  stone  of 
our  republican  institutions,,  the  public  schools. .  Mr.  Cornell 
is  still  in  the  prime  of  life  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  has  before 
him  yet  many  years  of  usefulness.  There  is  a  love  of  his 
work  inculcated  into  him  by  his  long-continued  connection 
with  public  instruction,  the  necessary  qualifications  of  a  suc- 
cessful business  career,  and  a  spirit  of  that  progress  to  the 
overthrow  of  old-fogyism,  if  necessary,  which  will  insure  to 
his  educational  work  the  advancement  which  it  ought  to 
make. 

L,  0.  Tracy. 

There  are  men  born  into  the  world  who   bring  with   them 
the  happy  faculty  of  making  friends  who  cling  to  them  with 
•ady  allegiance  not  to  be  shaken  by  any  ordinary  occur- 
rence.    Such  a  one  is  L.  C1.  Tracy,  the  present  Deputy  State 
tamer.     He  was  born  in  Middletield,  Orange  county,  Ohio, 
'•mber  17,  ls.V>.      II.-  was  educated  in  the  common  schools 


78  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF  COLOEADO. 


of  his  native  county,  and  finished  in  the  graded  High  School 
of  Garrettsville,  the  same  State.  Mr.  Tracy's  grandfather  was 
one  of  the  leaders  of  the  Whig  party  in  Northern  Ohio,  and 
an  exceedingly  active  man  in  the  political  field  throughout 
his  long  life  of  nearly  a  century.  His  father  was  a  staunch 
Republican,  and  his  son  is  as  strong  in  the  faith  as  he.  Mr. 
Tracy  remarked  that  no  male  member  of  the  Tracy  family 
have  been  anything  else  than  Republican  since  that  party 
had  an  existence.  Mr.  Tracy  came  to  Colorado  for  his  health 
in  1879,  and  located  in  Leadville,  where  he  was  agent  for 
Charles  Barton,  of  Colorado  Springs,  and  manager  of  the 
Chicago  planing  mills  and  machine  shops  until  December, 
1881.  Since  that  date  he  has  been  connected  with  the  city 
and  county  government  of  Lake  county  in  various  clerical  ca- 
pacities, and  was  also  Deputy  United  States  Marshal  for 
Western  Colorado  for  eighteen  months.  He  was  appointed 
to  his  present  position  by  Hon.  P.  W.  Breene  on  January  llth 
of  the  present  year.  Mr.  Tracy*s  boyhood  days  were  spent 
in  Northern  Ohio,  where  he  early  made  the  acquaintance  of 
James  A.  Garfield,  the  martyr  President,  whose  friendship  he 
retained  up  to  the  day  of  that  illustrious  statesman's  death. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  same  lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  No.  246 
of  Ohio,  as  President  Garfield,  and  treasures  as  his  most 
precious  remembrance  the  friendship  which  that  great  man 
had  for  him.  Mr.  Tracy  was  at  pne  time  tendered  the  position 
of  sutler's  clerk  at  Fort  Buford,  Dakota  Territory,  by  General 
Hazen,  but  did  not  accept  the  proffered  favor. 

Frank  A,  Taylor, 

Adjutant  General  of  Colorado  and  the  most  active  man  in 
military  affairs  who  has  held  that  office  since  its  creation, 
was  appointed  by  Governor  B.  H.  Eaton,  February  26,  1885. 
He  is  a  resident  of  Lake  City,  Colorado,  with  which  city's 
growth  he  has  been  identified  for  a  number  of  years.  He  is 
a  charter  member  of  the  Pitkin  Guards,  Co.  A,  2nd  Infantry, 
C.  N.  G.  and  was  elected  sergeant  at  the  formation  of  that 
company,  May  14,  1879 ;  was  chosen  first  lieutenant  May  21, 
1879,  and  elected  cap  tain  on  August  24,  1882.  General  Tay- 
lor was  born  February  17, 1847,  in  the  city  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
and  received  his  education  in  the  schools  of  that  city.  In 
politics  he  is  a  Republican  and  a  strong  believer  in  the  prin- 
ciples of  that  party.  His  appointment  was  a  handsome  com- 
pliment to  the  section  of  the  State  from  which  he  came  and 
also  a  just  recognition  of  the  ability  of  the  man.  His  con- 
duct of  the  affairs  of  his  office  have  been  a  ringing  endorse- 


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ment  of  the  justness  of  the  Governor's  choice.  None  of  his 
predecessors  ran  show  as  good  a  record  of  practical  benefit  to 
the  State  National  Gtaaro.  General  Taylor  is  a  tall,  Jim* 
looking  gentleman,  of  soldierly  appearance  and  pleasant 
countenance,  who  greets  all  with  a  word  of  welcome  and  kind 
ness.  Those  who  know  him  best  appreciate  him  most. 

C.  W.  Burris. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  spent  the  first  five  years  of  his  life 
in  the  State  of  Kentucky,  after  which  he  received  an  educa- 
tion in  the  grand  old  State  of  Iowa,  which  as  a  foundation  en- 
abled him  to  build  a  structure,  reared  in  after  life.  When  yet 
under  twenty  years  of  age  he  settled  in  Kansas,  where,  with  a 
favorite  brother,  Col.  John  T.,  he  fitted  himself  for  the  prac 
tice  of  law,  when  he  entered  the  profession  for  a  time  and 
the  firm  was  known  under  the  name  of  Burris  &  Burris.  In 
1871  he  removed  to  Aberline,  Kansas,  residing  there  until  1875. 
During  this  time  he  filled  the  position  of  County  Judge  for 
two  years,  attended  several  State  Conventions  of  the  Repub- 
lican party  and  was  widely  known  throughout  the  State.  In 
1875  he  settled  in  Silverton,  Colorado.  In  1876  he  was  elected 
District  Attorney  of  the  Fourth  Judicial  District  and  was  at 
the  end  of  his  term  nominated  and  re-elected  to  the  same 
position,  serving  until  the  spring  of  1881,  when  he  resigned 
and  received  the  appointment  or  Judge  of  the  Seventh  Judic- 
ial District.  The  fall  of  the  same  year  he  was  elected  for  the 
unexpired  term  in  said  District.  From  the  above  it  will  be 
seen  that  Judge  Burris  has  been  in  office  almost  continuously 
from  1876  till  1883.  In  1884  he  settled  in  his  present  home, 
Grand  Junction,  where  he  enjoys  a  lucrative  practice.  Dur- 
ing his  residence  in  Colorado  Judge  Burris  has  taken  an 
active  part  in  politics  and  was  a  strong  worker  in  the  fall 
campaign  of  1886. 

Jeremiah  Mahoney, 

Of  Leadville,  Private  Secretary  to  Governor  Adams,  was  born 
on  the  1st  of  June,  1853,  in  Ontenagan  county,  Michigan. 
\Vh»*n  six  years  old  his  parents  moved  to  HooghtOD  county, 
Michigan,  in  the  public  schools  of  which  he  was  educated  and 
]>r< -pared  to  enter  the  State  University.  Mr.  Maiiony  springs 
from  a  Democratic  family,  his  father  having  /.'alously 
worked  for  the  election  of  Lewis  Case  to  the  Presidency — Mr 
l>»'iiiLr  the  only  citi/eu  of  Michigan  who  has  ever  been 
hon.iivd  with  a  nomination  for  that  exalted  position.  On  the 
7th  of  January,  1884,  Mr.  Mahoney  was  united  in  marria. 


80  BIOGEAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM    OF   COLOEADO. 


Miss  Elizabeth  Dobson  Fisher  in  the  city  of  Memphis,  Tenn. 
Miss  Fisher's  father  was  one  of  the  most  substantial  business 
men  of  that  city.  Mr.  Mahoney  is  the  happy  father  of  a  four- 
teen-month-old girl — Claire  Fisher  Mahoney.  "  Only  one  fea- 
ture is  wanting  to  complete  Mr.  Mahoney 's  happiness,  and 
that  is  the  positive  assurance  that  some  day  he  may  realize 
the  fact  that  Mahoney  &  Son  will  figure  extensively  in  the 
commercial  world.  Mr.  Mahoney  left  Marque  tte  county,  Mich- 
igan, in  1874,  for  Colorado.  Previous  to  his  coming  he  had 
been  engaged  for  some  time  on  a  newspaper  edited  and  owned 
by  the  present  Governor  of  Alaska,  the  Hon.  A.  P.  Suineford, 
and  settled  near  the  village  of  Sunshine,  in  Boulder  County, 
and  embarked  at  once  in  the  pursuit  of  mining,  in  which  he 
has  been  engaged  ever  since.  Attracted  by  the  reported  dis- 
coveries of  mineral  in  San  Juan,  he  emigrated  to  that  section 
early  in  1876,  enduring  the  hardships  incident  to  the  early 
pioneers,  and  soon  became  recognized  as  a  zealous  as  well 
as  an  intelligent  miner,  and  a  trustworthy  and  deserving 
citizen.  In  the  fall  of  1878  Mr.  Mahoney  went  to  Leadville 
where  he  has  since  resided  and  where  he  is  interested  in 
many  good  mining  claims.  Mr.  Mahoney  has  taken  an 
active  interest  in  politics  and  has  been  honored  by  his  party 
with  positions  implying  the  greatest  confidence.  In  1880  he 
was  chosen  Secretary  of  the  Democratic  State  Central  Com- 
mittee, and  acted  in  chat  capacity  for  two  years,  giving  the 
most  absolute  satisfaction  to*  his  party.  He  has  frequently 
conducted  campaigns  in  Lake  county  and  never  suffered  de- 
feat, and  to  his  credit,  victory  never  came  to  him  through 
the  channels  of  fraud,  corruption  or  intimidation.  At  the 
late  Democratic  State  Convention  he  was  unanimously 
chosen  for  Secretary  of  State,  and  made  the  campaign  of 
that  portion  of  the  State,  which  time  permitted  him  to  visit, 
with  Rev.  Myron  W.  Reed,  candidate  for  Congress,  and  the 
Hon.  T.  M.  Patterson.  His  canvass  was  characterized  by  an 
address,  manner  and  courtesy  indicating  a  high  sense  of 
honor  and  a  true  conception  of  what  an  honorable  op- 
ponent deserves  and  should  always  receive,  and  although  de- 
feated, like  all  his  colleagues  on  the  ticket,  excepting  the 
candidate  for  Governor,  the  result  has  no  unpleasant 
memories  or  bitter  recollections  for  him;  nor  has  it  shaken 
in  the  least  his  sublime  confidence  in  the  ultimate  triumph  of 
his  party  in  the  State.  Mr.  Mahoney  is  interested  with 
Senator  T.  B.  Ryan,  in  cattle,  in  Garfield  county,  and  with  an 
eye  always  open  to  business.  We  may  safely  predict  that 
he  will  yet  roll  in  wealth,  and  certainly  there  are  few  whom 
we  believe  could  make  better  use  of  it. 


BIOOBAPHIOAIi  COMPENDIUM    01    <  "LORADO.  81 


James  F.  Gardner, 

Of  Frankstown,  this  State,  was  l><>rn  in  Attica.  Wyoming 
county.  New  York.  November  -j.  ls:M.  and  was  educated  in 
the  common  school  of  that  town.  Mr.  (Jardner  in  former 
times  was  a  Democrat,  hut  latterly  he  has  acted  with  the  KV 
publican  party.  He  was  married  in  1807  to  Miss  Helen  I. 
.  in  this  State;  they  have  four  children.  Mr  (Jardner 
came  to  Denver,  May  14.  1S">9,  and  has  lived  in  this  State 
ever  since,  and  at  one  time  was  in  the  Third  Colorado 
Volunteers.  He  has  held  the  positions  of  County  Clerk  and 
of  County  Treasurer;  was  in  the  Territorial  Legislatures  of 
1866  and  IS?'-':  served  as  State  Senator  in  the  sessions  of  1876 
and  1880.  In  every  community  in  which  he  has  lived  he  has 
proven  a  prominent  and  useful  member,  capable,  honest 
and  faithful  in  serving  the  public. 


Richard  Harvey. 

Mr.  Harvey,  of  Central  City,  was  born  in  Cornwall,  En- 
gland, July  9,  1826.  He  had  a  little  schooling  in  the  land  of 
his  birth,  but  otherwise  is  self-educated.  The  first  vote  he 
cast  was  for  Zachariah  Taylor  for  President.  In  1856  he 
voted  for  John  C.  Fremont,  and  has  been  a  Republican 
ever  since.  On  September  30,  1882,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Rebecca  H.  McAllister,  in  Illinois.  The  honored  couple  have 
five  children  living,  the  eldest  daughter  being  married.  Mr. 
Harvey's  father  was  a  miner.  He  has  one  brother  a  post- 
master in  Council  Hill,  JoDaviess  county,  Illinois,  and  another 
brother  in  San  Francisco,  California — both  stalwart  Repub- 
licans. Mr.  Harvey  came  to  Colorado  and  located  in  Central 
City,  October  1866,  and  lived  and  voted  in  the  Third  ward  of 
said  city  ever  since,  taking  considerable  interest  in  the 
politics  of  said  city,  county  and  State.  In  1872  he  was  elected 
Alderman  of  said  city  and  in  November,  1878,  was  elected  to 
represent,  with  two  others,  the  said  county  in  the  Second  As- 
sembly of  the  State.  On  August.  9,  1879,  he  was  appointed 
ister  of  the  U.  S.  land  office  in  Central  City  by  President 
Hayes;  re-appointed  January  -Jl.  1884,  by  President  Arthur. 
and  at  present  is  holding  said  ollice. 


Julius  H.  Clark 

Was  born  in   Bridgeport,   Connecticut,    October    30,    1853, 

and  was  educated  at  Station!    in  the   same  State.      His  father 
served    during   the   civil   war  and  was  killed   at    Ashland. 


82  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF  COLORADO. 

Virginia  March  15,  1865.  Mr.  Clark  came  to  Colorado  and 
settled  in  Trinidad  in  October,  1873,  his  first  occupation  being 
that  of  clerk  for  Messrs.  Davis  &  Sherman.  Three  years  later 
he  engaged  in  the  lumber  business.  In  1876  he  was  elected 
County  Clerk  and  Treasurer,  and  was  re-elected  for  each  of 
the  four  succeeding  years.  He  was  elected  to  the  Legisla- 
ture in  1877,  by  300  majority,  and  was  the  first  Republican 
ever  elected  from  that  county.  President  Hayes  appointed 

_«  .  •       -I  T  •  -*      /~\r^/-\  A          »   .r^  •»*"*- ^  S-l          "P*XtTW 


ever  eiecieu.  iroiii  mttt  uuuu.tj.     ^  *<  —  ^~      **Vj» 

him  postmaster  at  Trinidad  in  1880,  when  he  served  four 
years  Ever  since  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  book  and 
stationery  business.  Mr.  Clark  was  married  to  Miss  Annie 
E  Jordan  on  January  8th  of  this  year,  and  being  a  man  ot  a 
kindly  disposition  he  looks  forward,  with  joyous  anticipa- 
tion to  the  time  when  he  can  delight  his  little  ones  by 
dandling  them  on  his  knee.  We  trust  he  will  not  be  disap- 
pointed. 

Willard  B.  Felton 

Is  a  descendant  of  Nathaniel  Felton,  who  came  to  America 
from  England  in  1633,  He  was  born  at  Prescott,  Massachu- 
setts, November  26,  1837,  and  received  a  common  school 
education  at  Northampton,  Massachusetts.  Mr  Felton  came 
to  Colorado  in  the  spring  of  1862  and  mined  in  Lake  county 
from  1862  to  1870,  and  then  resided  in  Saguache  county  from 
1870  to  December  1880.  Politically  he  has  always  been  a 
Republican  and  has  filled  many  offices  of  trust  and  honor 
He  represented  Lake  county  in  the  first  State  Constitutional 
Convention  of  1864,  and  was  enrolling  clerk  of  the  Territorial 
Council  of  1864-5.  In  1868  he  was  elected  County  Superin- 
tendent of  Schools  of  Lake  county,  and  the  same  year  was 
appointed  County  Judge  of  same  county.  to 

SaLache  county  in  1870  and  in  1871  was  Superintendent  of 
Schools   of  that  county.    In  1872  he  was  elected    County 
Assessor,  and  was  County  Judge  of  Saguache  county  from 
1873  to  1881,  and  was  then  elected  to  another  term  of  three 
years    but  resigned  before   the   term  commenced.     He  was 
Clerk  of  the  District  Court  for  Saguache  county   during  the 
year  1880,  and  he  represented  Saguache  county  in  t 
stitutional  Convention  of  1875,  which  framed  our  State 
stitution.    He  was  Chief  Clerk  of  the  House  of  Representa- 
tives   during    the  first  and  second ^sessions   of    the    State 
Legislature.    In  February,   1879,     Governor   P    W    Pitkm 
appointed  him    one    of   the  Commissioners  of   the 
Stentiary,  which  position  he  held  till  he  was  appwngd 
Warden  of  the  same  institution  in  December,  1880,  serving 


BIOGRAPHICAL    o  »M  1'KNDII   M    <>K    COLORADO. 


as  warden  till  March  -Jo,  1S83.     He  was  clerk  of  the  District 

Court  of  Fremont  county  from   April  1,  1884,  to  July  1,  i 
Mr.  Felton  published   the   BaglUtohe   Chronicle   from  April  1, 

.  to  January  i,  isso.  He  is  at  present  publishing  the 
(1anon  city  Record,  of  which  he  has  been  proprietor  since 
April  i,  iss:i,  and  Is  Quite  extensively  engaged  in  unit  raising. 

lit*  is  president  of  tin-  I'Yemont  County  Horticultural  Society. 
He  married  Miss  Tillie  Hemmerle,  J uly  30,1885.  He  has  a 
-son  and  daughter  by  a  previous  marriage.  It  will  be  seen 
from  the  lortrninir  that  Mr.  Fel ton's  ability  has  placed  him  in 
many  honorable  positions,  all  of  which  he  has  tilled  credit- 
ably to  himself  and  for  the  benefit  of  those  who  placed  him 
in  trust.  / 

Sylvester  Nichols, 

The  present  Secretary  of  the  Senate  is  a  short,  squarely 
built  man  with  light  complexion  and  hair,  active,  wiry  frame 
and  clear  ringing  voice  which  of  course  is  a  great  advantage 
to  him  when  relieving  the  reading  secretary  as  he  occasion- 
ally does.  Mr.  Nichols  was  County  Clerk  and  Recorder  of  Gil- 
pin  countv  from  1877  to  1882;  Secretary  of  Republican  State 
Central  Committee,  1882  to  1884;  Dispersing  Officer  U.  S.  court 
house  and  post-office,  and  Melter  for  the  Denver  Mint  to  1885, 
his  commission  for  the  latter  office  expiring  March  4,  1885; 
Private  Secretary  for  Senator  Teller  and  Clerk  U.  S.  Senate 
Committee  on  Mines  and  Mining  1885-0,  and  was  elected  to 
thefposition  which  he  now  holds  at  the  beginning  of  the  Session. 
His  fitness  for  this  position  is  demonstrated  by  the  satisfaction 
with  which  his  work  is  received  by  the  members.  He  is  a 
jolly  companionable  fellow  and  never  without  friends.  He 
ily  appreciates  a  joke  and  on  occasion  can  tell  a  good 
story  himself.  He  was  born  in  Athens,  Greene  county,  New 
York,  .July  -JS,  is.vj  and  was  educated  at  Fair-field  Seminary, 
Herkimer  county,  New  York.  He  was  married  October  16, 
1S7S,  to  Miss  Nelly  Marshall,  of  Denver,  Colorado,  in  this 
city.  Mr.  Nichols  Is  a  wheel-horse  Republican  and  it  is  a 
predition  that  he  will  never  sail  under  any  other  colors. 
His  partisanship  is  however  tempered  with  a  sound  judgment 
and  good  sense  which  makes  it  reasonable  and  not  intolerate. 


Qeo.  M.  Huskins. 

It  requires  no  small  amount  of  courage  in  a  young  man  to 
strike  out  from  the  older  Kastern  States,  leaving  behind  all 
tliH  comforts  and  conveniences  of  civilization,  and  plunge 


84  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 

into  an  unknown  West,  there  to  carve  out  for  himself  wealth, 
and  fame  maybe.  Once  upon  this  western  field  of  life's 
battle,  his  dormant  powers  are  brought  out  and  his  slower 
eastern  brother  is  left  far  behind.  Geo.  M.  Huskins,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  in  1857, 
where  h'e  remained  until  a  young  man.  Impatient  at  the 
restrictions  placed  upon  him  by  slow  methods  of  the  East, 
and  eager  to  enter  the  battle  of  life  in  earnest,  he  came  to 
Colorado  in  1878,  bringing  with  him  his  wife,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Miss  Mattie  A.  Sharp,  to  whom  he  was  married  at 
Coatesville,  Pennsylvania,  May  14,  1878.  Locating  first  at 
Canon  City,  then  the  advance  station  on  the  Denver  and  Bio 
Grande  Railroad.  From  there  he  successively  lived  at 
Salida,  Gunnison,  Montrose  and  Grand  Junction,  which  were 
each  in  succession  the  advance  station  of  the  road.  Follow- 
ing the  division  of  the  Ute  reservation  into  counties,  he  was 
chosen  the  first  treasurer  of  Montrose  county  in  1883  and  was 
afterwards  deputy  county  clerk  of  Mesa  county  for  three  and 
a  half  years.  On  the  llth  of  January  of  the  present  year  he 
was  appointed  Deputy  State  Auditor  by  Hon.  D.  P,  Kingsley. 
An  expert  book-keeper  and  a  long  acquaintance  with  county 
records,  make  him,  perhaps  the  best  who  could  possibly  have 
been  chosen  for  that  position.  The  friends  he  has  already 
made  added  to  the  neat  and  correct  appearance  of  his  books 
show  the  fitness  of  his  choice.  Mr.  Huskins  is  a  sterling 
Republican  and  his  fealty  to  his  party  can  never  be  im- 
peached. He  is  with  it  first,  last  and  all  the  time.  • 


Wm.  D.  Pierce 


Was  born  April  1,  1859,  in  South  Charleston,  Clark^  county, 
Ohio  and  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  his  native 
town,  afterwards  spent  a  year  at  the  National  Normal  School,  at 
Lebanon,  Ohio,  and  one  year  at  the  Normal  School  of  Indiana, 
at  Valparaiso.  His  people  are  quakers  and  were  citizens 
of  Chester  county,  Pennsylvania.  He  came  to  Colorado  in 
March,  1880;  and  was  married  to  Miss  Lizzie  Janney,  of 
Denver,  Colorado,  August  23, 1881.  They  have  one  child,  a 
boy.  He  served  the  State  in  various  clerical  capacities 
during  his  first  year  in  Colorado  and  on  February  12,  1881, 
was  appointed  Deputy  Auditor  by  Joseph  A.  Davis;  was  re- 
appointed  under  John  C.. Abbott  in  1883  and  by  Hiram  A. 
Spruance  in  1885.  At  the  expiration  of  his  last  term  he  was 
offered  and  accepted  a  position  in  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
State.  In  our  journey  through  life  we  sometimes  run  across 
a  young  man  who  in  business,  social  and  political  circles, 


BIOGBAPHIOAX  <  OM  i'KM>i  r.M   OF  COLORADO. 


)i;is  fairly  distanced  coin]).-! itors,  endowed  with  greater  ad- 
vantage* perhaps.  l)iit  still  lacking  some  qualifications 
d  by  tin-  young  man.  who  so  soon  outstrips -in  the 
That  qualification  may  be  embraced  iu  the  words  "an 
honest  ambition;"  without  it  life  loses  half  its  charm  and 
wraith  its  attendant  pleasures.  Thr  young  man  who  is  the 
subject  of  thr  sketch  is  endowed  with  ambition,  coupled 
with  industry,  integrity  and  good  business  sagacity.  To  this 
hr  adds  a  happy  genial  nature,  full  of  life  and  fan  and  a  vast 
capability  for  making  and  retaining  friends.  We  predict 
for  him  a  bright  future. 


William  B.  Pelker. 

is  work  contains  descriptions  and  biographies  of  many 
of  the  most  eminent  men  of  the  State,  but  we  doubt  if  there 
is  another  mentioned  therein  who  has  a  more  command- 
ing presence  and  a  more  pleasing  and  imposing  address 
than  Mr.  Felker.  Though  well  advanced  in  years,  he  is  hale 
and  hearty,  and  walks,  talks  and  feels  as  if  still  enjoying 
thr  prime  of  life.  Mr.  Felker  was  born  in  New  York,  Feb- 
ruary 9,  is:*?,  and  therefore  has  just  turned  his  fiftieth  year. 
In  his  native  State  he  received  a  full  academic  course  of  in- 
struction, after  which  he  was  accorded  a  full  legal  course  of 
training,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1860.  During  the 
same  year  he  was  married  to  Miss  S.  J.  Sprague,  in  Wiscon- 
sin; one  child  has  been  the  result  of  their  union.  Since  Mr. 
Felker  was  admitted  to  the  bar  he  has  confined  himself 
strictly  to  his  profession,  and  bears  the  reputation  of  ranking 
amongst  thr  foremost  practitioners.  He  is  a  studious  reader, 
a  profound  thinker  and  an  earnest  and  logical  talker.  All  of 
his  actions  through  life  have  been  marked  by  his  judicious 
combination  of  wisdom  and  justice,  and  therefore  lie  always 
enjoyed  the  confidence  and  respect  of  his  fellow  men.  With 
such  dualities,  it  could  not  be  expected  that  his  practice 
would 'be  otherwise  than  lucrative.  As  an  additional  mark 
of  the  magnetism  of  his  address  and  of  his  intellectual 
ability,  he  has  been  frequently  employed  as  speaker  in 
Presidential  campaigns,  when  the  most  eloquent,  logical  ami 
influential  speakers  are  ivquired  to  advance  the  interests  of 
their  party.  He  has  always  been  an  uiiswerin;:  KVpublicaii. 
and  whilst  persistently  refusing  to  be  placed  on  the  role  of 
honors  and  emoluments  of  thai  party,  preferring  to  continue 
t  the  practice  of  law.  he  nrvni  heh-s  w.»rk>  faithfully  and 
rM'ertively  for  it>  interests  during  all  political  campai 
Mr.  Felker  came  to  Colorado  in  ISS'J,  and  did  some  mining 


86  BIOGBAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF   COLOKADO. 


for  the  three  years  following.  At  the  present  time  he  is  Rail- 
road Commissioner  for  the  State — a  position  which  his  know- 
ledge and  legal  training  eminently  fits  him  for,  and  as  he  is 
the  personification  of  integrity,  those  who  have  business  witk 
him  realize  that  he  is  strictly  honest  and  straightforward  in 
all  his  transactions. 


Charles  Spalding  Thomas, 

Mr.  Thomas,  of  the  legal  firm  of  Patterson  &  Thomas,  was 
born  in  Darien,  Georgia,  Dec.  6,  1849,  and  received  his  educa- 
tion in  that  State,  remaining  there  until  the  close  of  the  civil 
war.  Afterwards  he  resided  for  a  time  in  both  Connecticut 
and  Michigan.  Coming  to  Colorado  in  1871,  he  pursued  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  Denver  until  1879,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Leadville,  remaining  there  for  the  next  five  years. 
Returning  to  Denver  again,  he  and  Mr.  Patterson  severed 
their  connection  with  their  other  partners  and  began 
business  on  the  basis  of  their  old  partnership,  as  conduct- 
ed in  1873.  Mr.  Thomas  served  as  City  Attorney  in  Denver 
from  1875  till  1877.  At  the  present  time  be  is  a  member  of 
the  National  Democratic  Committee  for  this  State.  Mr. 
Thomas'  qualifications  as  an  attorney  are  well-known  as 
ranking  him  with  the  best  in  the  State.  He  is  quick  to  see 
into  the  technicalities  of  every  case.  A  profound  thinker, 
logical  and  forcible  in  argument,  makes  him  one  of  the  most 
successful  lawyers  practicing  at  the  bar.  He  has  always 
been  a  Democrat  of  the  -firmest  type,  and  weil  capable  of 
leading  in  political  matters;  always  retaining  the  respect 
of  his  political  opponents.  He  was  married,  to  Miss  Emma 
Fletcher,  at  Kalamazoo,  Michigan,  December  29,  1873;  four 
children  have  blessed  their  union. 


Nathan  S.  Hurd, 

Denver,  Colorado,  was  born  at  Middlesbury,  Vermont, 
November  15,  1830,  and  was  educated  at  Troy  Conference 
Academy,  West  Poultney,  Vermont.  He  is  a  Republican 
from  away  back.  In  Denver,  1869,  he  was  married  to  Maggie, 
eldest  daughter  of  the  Pioneer  Samuel  T.  Hawkins.  They 
have  four  children,  two  boys  and  two  girls.  His  forefathers 
were  among  the  first  settlers  in  Vermont.  Mr.  Hurd  removed 
from  Vermont  to  Illinois  in  1856.  He  came  from  Morrison, 
Whiteside  county,  in  1860,  and  settled  on  Spanish  Bar,  Clear 
Creek  county,  and  was  associated  with  the  Badger  State 


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Mining  iV  Milling  Company.     He  en-rt^l   a  twelve  stamp  mill 
at  the  month    of  Trail    Run,   which    was  one  of  tin*  lirst  mills 

operated   in  Clear  Greek  county.  an<l  he  mined  the  Kelley, 

Donaldson  and  Coyote  mines.  \.-\t  lie  moved  the  mill  to 
Mosquito,  Park  county,  in  lM>l.  It  was  the  tiist  mill  in  that 
irulrh.  lie  assi>ted  and  laid  out  the  District  of  Mosquito, 
bnilt  the  wa.u'on  road  from  where  London  .Junction  now  i* 
to  the  mines,  and  in  connection  with  Dr.  Pollok  and  .liiu  Cot 
ton  located  Pollok  District,  at  the  head  of  Blue  River,  and 
prospected  their  for  one  season  Next  he  was  engrossing 
clerk  of  the  House  of  Representatives  in  IS(>r>,  and  then  left 
Park  county  in  isw>  and  prospected  from  the  Chug- Water, 
above  Cheyenne,  as  far  north  as  the  present  National  Park. 
The  same  party  also  prospected  in  the  Black  Hills  two  years 
before  General  Ouster  made  his  report  to  the  Government. 
They  saw  no  indications  that  white  men  had  been  there 
b.-fdiv.  and  found  rich  diggings;  but  could  not  work  them  on 
account  of  the  Indians.  They  remained  in  Wyoming  and 
Montana  two  years  and  was  most  of  that  time  in  the 
hostile  Sioux  nation,  which  at  that  time  was  making  the 
warpath  red.  Mr.  Hurd  was  severely  wounded  by  an  arrow 
in  a  light  at  the  Badlands,  Wyoming.  He  returned  to  Colo- 
rado in  1868  and  went  to  Georgetown  in  1869,  and  was 
one  of  the  first  to  discover  and  successfully  work  the  rich 
float  ore  on  Leavenworth  mountain.  Among  others,  he 
opened  up  the  Dives-Pelican  mine  and,  owing  to  the  fierce 
litigation  and  the  unsettled  condition  of  mining  laws  at  that 
time,  had  to  work  the  mine  with  a  standing  army.  There 
were  several  men  wounded  and  Mr.  Synder  killed.  Mr.  Hurd 
remained  in  (ieorgetown  until  1878,  and  then  came  to  Denver 
and  stayed  two  years.  Afterwards  he  was  in  Leadville  two 
years,  and  from  there  went  to  Bonanza,  Saguache  county. 
with  <  ol.  \\ .  P.  Linn  and  opened  the  Rawley  mine,  and  after 
expending  $30,000  on  the  mine,  the  death  of  Mr.  Linn  made 
it  necessary  to  close  the  same.  Mr.  Hurd  returned  to  Park 
county  in  1885  in  charge  of  the  Great  West  mine,  and  is  now 
mining  in  Lake.  Park  and  Clear  Creek  counties  Mi  Hurd 
was  appointed  to  the  position  which  he  now  occupies  a-  i 
uty  Commissioner  of  Insurance,  on  the  1  ith  of  January.  ' 
This  appointment  by  lion. D.  P.  Kingsley  is  complimentary  to 
the  tatter's  judgment  as  well  as  to  the  people  of  the  star*-. 

J.  E.  Martinez. 

Mr.  J.  K.  Martine/,  from   Oicharas.   Colorado,  wa>    born   in 
San  Luis,   this  State,  March   .\  1859,   and   was  educated  in  a 


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private  school  in  the  Mexican  tongue,  and  obtained  a  good 
knowledge  of  the  English  language  by  his  own  study.  On 
the  5th  of  February,  1876,  he  was  married  to  Maria  Celestina 
Abeyta;  two  children  were  born  to  them,  and  it  is  a  singular 
coincidence  that  both  died  when  three  months  and  eighteen 
days  old.  The  parents  of  Mr.  Martinez  are  both  living  at  San 
Luis.  Mr.  Martinez  is  a  Republican;  and  being  a  supporter 
of  that  ticket,  he  was  chosen  as  Deputy  Sheriff  for  four  years. 
He  is  a  devout  Catholic.  In  worldly  "matters  he  is  pretty 
well'lixed,  being  a  stock  raiser  and  having  interests  in  mines. 
He  has  three  160-acre  ranches  in  the  above-named  county, 
from  all  of  which  he  is  realizing  a  handsome  income. 

James  W.  Bucklin 

Was  born  on  a  farm  in  Kansas  county,  Illinois,  November 
13,  1856,  and  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  at  Wheat- 
on,  Illinois,  finishing  his  professional  studies  at  Ann  Arbor, 
Michigan.  Mr.  Bucklin  was  married  to  Miss  Margie 
Champion,  at  Denver,  Colorado,  April  2. 1884.  Mr.  Bucklin's 
married  life  was  a  sad  one;  on  the  25th  of  March,  1885,  his 
wife  died,  immediately  after  giving  birth  to  'twins,  both  of 
whom  followed  their  mother  in  the  month  of  June,  leaving 
Mr.  Bucklin  a  grief -stricken  man.  His  wife's  funeral  was 
attended  by  the  Colorado  Legislature,  of  which  Mr.  Bucklin 
was  at  the  time  of  her  death  a  member.  Mr.  Bucklin  is  ^  of 
New  England  parentage,  where  for  generations  his  family 
have  lived.  He  first  came  to  Colorado  in  1874  but  soon  re- 
turned East.  He  again  made  his  way  to  Denver  in  1877, 
where  he  established  himself  in  the  practice  of  the  law,  re- 
maining until  the  following  year  when  he  penetrated  to  the 
new  Gunnison  county  and  put  out  his  shingle.  Remaining 
here  until  the  spring  of  1882  he  pushed  in  further  West  to 
the  growing  town  of  Grand  Junction,  where  he  has  since 
resided,  enjoying  a  large  and  lucrative  practice  in  his  pro- 
fession, being  associated  therein  with  L.  A.  Staley,  and  Ben 
Safely.  Mr.  Bucklin  was  a  Representative  in  the  Fifth  Gen- 
eral Assembly  of  Colorado  where  he  numbered  as  his  consti- 
tuency the  counties  of  Pitkin,  Gunnison,  Montrose,  Delta 
arid  Mesa.  While  a  member  he  secured  an  appropriation 
for  Construction  of  the  State  Bridge  at  Grand  Junction, 
spanning  the  Grand  River.  Mr.  Bucklin  was  one  of  the 
original  members  of  the  Town  Company  which  platted, 
laid  out  and  organized  the  Town  of  Grand  Junction  in  1881 
and  1882.  Was  also  actively  interested  in  the  creation  of 
Mesa  countyrand  in  its  early  efforts  to  secure  public  schools 


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and  churches.  He  wa->  al><>  largely  instrumental  in  securing 
tlif  l«M-ation  of  the  National  Indian  School  at  that  point.  In 
tin*  Legislature  he  was  chairman  of  Committee  of  uFinan06, 
\Vays  and  Means."  and  in  that  capacity  made  himself  a 
power i£  the  House.  Mr.  Bncklin's  reputation  at  home  and 
ad  is  an  enviable  one. 


Rev.  Thomas  A.  Uzzell. 

The  chaplain  of  the  House.  Rev.  Thomas  A.  Uzzell,  was  born 
at  Lebanon,  St.  Glair  county,  Illinois,  March  12,  1848.  He 
\\as  educated  at  Asbury  University,  Greencastle,  Putnam 
voniity.  Indiana.  He  took  a  regular  classical  course  for 
11  years,  and  worked  his  way  through  college.  His  father 
wa>  a  Democrat,  but  early  in  life  Mr.  Uzzell  became  attached 
to  Republican  principles,  and  has  remained  steadfast  in  them 
ever  since.  He  was  married  to  Henrietta  Vincent,  of  Lead- 
ville.  December,  ls?i>.  and  they  have  four  children.  Mr. 
Uzzell  is  one  ot  the  most  popular  preachers  in  the  Methodist 
church.  He  was  transferred  from  the  Southeast,  Indiana, 
conference  to  the  Colorado  conference  in  August,  1877,  and 
was  stationed  at  Fairplay.  He  was  the  lirst  preacher  in  Lead- 
ville.  and  remained  there  from  1878  until  1881.  Reorganized 
and  built  the  Methodist  church  there.  He  was  one  year  in 
Pueblo,  one  year  in  North  Denver,  and  two  years  in  George- 
town. For  the  last  two  years  he  has  been  pastor  of  the  Peo- 
ple's Tabernacle,  Denver,  and  the  zealous  work  he  has  done 
and  is  still  doing  to  redeem  the  fallen,  is  well  known.  He  is 
an  earnest  worker  in  the  cause  to  which  his  heart  is  solely 
and  many  there  are  who  bless  him  for  his  timely 
.  advice  and  substantial  assistance. 


William  R.  Bartlett, 

At  tiie  present    time  a  resident  of  Breokenridge,   Colorado, 

norn  March  *j<)..  IS-}:*,  in  Athens  county,  Ohio.     Mr.  Hart 

let!  was  Successively  a  student  at  Alltisch  College,  Yellow 
Spring.  Ohio;  \Vittenburu'  College.  Springfield,  Ohio,  and  of 
the  Law  Department,  of  Colombia  College,  Washington,  I). 
In  politics  Mr.  Martlet!  is  a  staunch  Republican  and  is 
always  an  active  participant  in  all  compaiirns.  lleprac; 
law  in  the  city  ot  Cincinnati.  Ohio,  on  in  Kansas  City. 

tWO yean;  and    in  Colorado    thirteen  Kniiirratin 

Colorado    in    IN?1    he    has    been  an  interested  participant  in 
Interest   for  the  advancement  of  the  Territory  and  State 


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since  that  time.  Mr.  Bartlett  was  a  private  soldier  in  the 
war  of  the  rebellion  for  three  years  and  three  months,  having 
enlisted  in  she  6th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry;  was  for  six  years 
an  employee  in  the  U.  S.  Treasury  Department  at  Washing- 
ton, and  member  of  the  General  Assembly  of  Colorado  from 
Summit  county,  in  the  years  1879  and  1880. 


Hon.  Charles  P.  Evans, 

Republican  Representative  from  Jefferson  county,  is  a  lum- 
ber dealer  at  Evergreen.  Mr.  Evans  is  thirty-two  years  of 
age,  and  was  born  in  Mehoopany,  Wyoming  county,  Penn- 
sylvania. The  early  years  of  his  life  were  spent  upon  a 
farm.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  began  teaching  school,  and 
by  careful  management  and  hard  work  acquired  a  good  edu- 
cation and  a  fair  living  at  the  same  time.  Finally  he  became 
sufficiently  self-taught  to  enter  the  Keystone  Academy,  and 
there  graduated.  In  April  of  1878  he  came  to  Colorado 
and  located  in  Jefferson  county,  and  for  three  years  did  cler- 
ical work.  The  opportunity  of  entering  business  presenting 
itself,  he  engaged  in  lumbering,  and  the  result  of  five  years 
in  this  branch  of  trade  is  manifest  in  the  thriving  business 
he  has  built  up  for  himself  at  Evergreen.  Mr.  Evans  was  a 
member  of  the  Legislature  of  1885,  and  both  that  and  the  last 
term  he  has  served  with  marked  credit  to  himself  and  to  his 
constituents. 


Edward  J.  Brooks, 

Private  Secretary  to  Lieutenant- Governor  Meldrum  and  Act- 
ing Reading  Secretary  of  the  Senate,  was  born  in  Detroit, 
Michigan,  October  13,  1830,  and  was  educated  in  private 
schools,  finishing  at  the  Detroit  Academy.  He  cast  his  first 
vote  with  the  old  Whig  party,  but  at  the  beginning  o"'  the 
war  fell  into  line  with  the  "Young  Giant"  and  has  ever  since 
been  a  staunch  Republican.  Col.  Brooks  was  married  to 
Miss  Belle  Deane  at  Fayetteville,  Arkansas,  April  22,  1857; 
they  have  seven  children,  three  sons  and  four  daughters. 
The  Colonel  indicated  in  furnishing  the  matter  for  the  sketch 
that  he  was  descended  from  a  race  of  strong,  well-made  men, 
who  did  not  lack  in  intellectual  powers ;  he  is  himself  a 
fine  specimen  of  strong  manhood,  tall,  straight  as  an  arrow 
and  with  quick,  comprehensive  powers  of  mind  and  speech. 
The  Colonel  came  to  Denver  in  September,  1878,  and  in  the 
spring  of  1883  was  elected  as  an  Alderman  from  the  Eighth 


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ward;  succeeding  himself   to?  three   consecutive   terms.    He 

\\.-i-  President  of  the  Hoard  and  Acting  Mayor  of  tin-  oil 
portion  of  tli.«  time.  Away  bark  in  1SI1  Colonel  Hrooks  was 
a  Paice  in  tin*  I'.  S.  Senate,  in  which  position  he  remained  for 
two  years.  At  tin-  breaking  out  of  the  war  with  Mexico  in 
!  Colonel  i.rooks  enlisted  in  the  KirM  N.-w  York  Vol- 
unteer Infantry,  and  served  until  tlie  close,  and  at  the  break- 
ing out  of  the  rebellion  went  into  the  field  and  active  service 
as  Colonel  of  the  Fourth  Arkansas  U.  S.  Infantry,  in  which 
command  he  remained  during  the  entire  war.  Colonel  Brooks 
is  one  of  the  few  remaining  veterans  of  the  Mexican  war,  who 
still  retain  their  prestine  vigor,  activity  of  mind  and 
body.  \Ve  regret  that  space  does  not  allow  us  to  give  a  de- 
tailed history  of  his  life,  because  it  would  be  exceedingly  in- 
teresting  and  entertaining.  But  honor  to  whom  honor  is  due. 
Colonel  Brooks  as  a  gentleman  and  soldier  is  deserving  of 
and  has  the  highest  respect  of  all  classes  of  men. 


Charles  T,  Linton. 

Mr.  Charles  T.  Linton,  of  Denver,  is  a  native  of  Northamp- 
ton, England.  He  served  as  Sergeant-at-Arms  for  the  House 
in  the  Sixth  General  Assembly,  and  was  distinguished  for 
his  uniform  courtesy  to  all  the  members  and  also  to  visitors. 
Mr.  Linton  is  a  pioneer  of  this  State,  coming  here  in  1869, 
settling  down  to  his  trade,  shoemaking,  making  many  friends 
and  gaining  and  aspiring  to  other  positions.  He  was  ap- 
pointed in  the  mail  service  in  1878  as  local  mail  agent.  In 
1  he  was  appointed  Under-Sheriff  under  Sheriff  Spangler, 
of  Arapahoe  county,  and  at  the  same  time  was  appointed  as 
detective  under  Pinkerton.  During  the  time  he  served  as 
Under- Sheriff,  he  made  many  important  arrests  and  displayed 
the  much-required  qualities  of  wisdom,  caution  and  courage. 
One  notable  event  was  that  of  arresting  a  party  and  recover- 
ing $15,000 — the  particulars  of  which  received  wide-spread 
publicity  at  the  time.  After  his  connection  with  the  sheriff 
he  ran  the  Brunswick  Hotel  for  a  long  time.  Politically  he 
has  always  been  a  Republican.  Mr.  Linron's  father  was  mem- 
ber of  tlit*  City  Council  for  four  years,  and  for  two  yean  was 
coroner.  Mr.  Linton  was  married  to  Miss  Annie  K.'Tibi* 
of  Denver,  in  187:$:  they  have  two  boys.  Mr.  Linton  is  a 
youim  and  vigorous  man  and  is  destined  to  !>«•  of  valuable 
LOG  to  ih«-  community  in  whatever  capacity  he  may  be 
called  upon  to  act.  His  promptness  in  an  emergency  '  and 
abilty  to  make  himself  master  of  the  situation  are  proverbial. 


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Milton  R.  Moore, 

Mr.  Milton  R.  Moore,  the  present  Clerk  of  the  House,  was  born 
in  Madison  county,  Indiana,  September  27,  1846,  and  attended 
the  common  schools  of  Indiana  and  Kansas,  completing  his  educa- 
tion at  the  Lincoln  College,  Topeka,  Kansas.  Mr.  Moore  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Annie  J.  Perkins,  at  Tecumseh,  Kansas,  near  Topeka; 
he  is  the  happy  father  of  five  children.  Though  born  and  raised 
in  North  Carolina,  from  boyhood  his  father  was  an  Abolitionist, 
and  for  thirty  years  before  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  he  was  a 
station  agent  on  the  underground  railroad.  He  was  a  soldier  in 
the  Union  army  and  died  in  the  service  of  his  country.  Mr.  Moore 
was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  the  San  Juan  country,  and  spent 
five  years  in  the  newspaper  business  at  different  points  in  that  sec- 
tion of  the  State.  For  the  last  seven  years  he  has  been  a  resident 
of  Salida,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  publishing  business  until 
three  years  ago.  He  has  held  the  position  of  clerkship  several 
times  in  Kansas,  and  held  the  same  position  during  the  First,  Sec- 
ond, Third  and  Sixth  General  Assemblies.  He  is  an  accomplished 
fentleman,  and  being  naturally  obliging  is  sure  to  not  only  make, 
ut  retain  friends.  In  politics  he  is  Republican.  At  the  age  of 
sixteen  he  enlisted  in  the  Ninth  Kansas  Cavalry,  and  in  October, 
1864,  was  severely  wounded  in  an  engagement  sixty  miles  south  of 
Little  Rock,  Arkansas,  receiving  a  minnie  ball  through  the  right 
lung,  causing  paralysis  of  the  right  arm. 


James  Fitzgerald. 

In  interviewing  prominent  men  we  occasionally  run  across  the  wild 
Irish  lad  who  furnishes  a  pleasant  theme  for  song  and  story.  In 
the  above-named  gentleman  we  have  just  such  a  character.  Mr. 
Fitzgerald  was  born  in  Ireland  in  1844.  His  ancestry  belonged  to 
the  family  of  Lord  Edward  Fitzgerald,  who  died  in  prison  because  of 
his  Republican  sentiments.  Young  James,  like  other  wild  boys, 
unfortunately  imbued  with  romantic  and  will-o'-the-wisp  ideas,  ran 
away  from  home  when  but  twelve  years  of  age,  and  since  that  time 
has  supported  and  educated  himself.  When  a  boy  he  served  his 
time  as  a  stone-cutter  for  the  Brighton  Stone  Company,  on  the 
Hudson  river,  Ulster  county,  New  York.  After  finishing  his  trade 
he  went  to  New  York  city  in  1875.  and  from  there  to  Philadel- 
phia, where  he  remained  until  1878  as  foreman  of  a  large  stone- 
yard  for  Morriss  Bros.  In  1868  he  was  a  member  of  the  New 
York  Home  Guards.  Mr.  Fitzgerald  came  to  Colorado  in  1878, 
and  located  first  in  Rosita.  Since  then  he  has  been  mining  in 


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rarions  parts  of  the  State,     silver  clitT   i-  bis  present  home.     In 

1  hr  married    Mary   K.-r^ui.  in   Dlster  OOIUltj,  New   York.       AjB 
y<t   lie  ha-  ii"t   commenced  to  en II merat r    his    proe-vn  y  :    l,iit   a- 
that  whiUt  there  i-  life  there  i-  hope.       In  the  Senate  «'f    tlii.- 
he  i-  acting  a-  3ergeant-at-Arm8,  ami     manage-     tin-    many    duties 
with    skill. 

Stanley  Stokes, 

Mr.  Stanley  Stoke-,  who  •  >cciipie-  the  important  po-ition  of  As- 
-i-tant  Clerk  of  the  llmisr.  was  horn  in  Montexunia.  New  V..rk, 
and  recei\eda  puhlic  school  education  at  Klkhom,  Wiscmisiu.  He 
i-  a  Ke[>ul»lican  in  politic.-.  He  i>  .-till  a  sinn-h-  man,  hut  as  he  is 
in  n<>  way  singular  or  odd  in  his  habits,  it  is  safe  to  say  that  lie 
\yill  not  loiia  remain  in  that  lonely  and  desolate  state,  as  he  is 
gifted  not  Only  With  good  looks,  hut  a  happy  disposition.  He 
came  to  Colorado  in  1>7H.  and  >eryed  fifteen  months  as  Agency 
Clerk  for  the  I'ncompaidire  I'tes,  on  their  present  reservation  in 
I'tali.  He  has  al>o  had  sonn-  newspaper  experience,  having  been 
the  mininir  reporter  for  the  Rocky  Mountain  News  three  seasons. 
He  held  the  position  of  Assistant  Clerk  of  the  House  for 
three  consecutive  term >.  Mr.  Stores  resides  at  Louisville,  Colo- 
rado, and  is  highly  esteemed  by  the  people  of  that  locality. 

Clifford  0.  Parks. 

Mr.  Clifford  C.  Parks    was    born  April    18,  1860,  at  Neponset, 

P> urea  11  county.  Illinois,  and  was  educated  at  the  common  schools 
of  that  State.  Though  boasting  Republican  ideas  he  is  a  single 
man.  Mr.  Parks  sprung  from  an  Abolition  family,  who  were  com- 
pelled to  leave  Virginia  in  iSol  on  account  of  entertaining  those 
sentiment-.  In  1*7'.'  Mr.  Parks  caine  to  Colorado,  local  in  e.-  in 
Leadville.  The  following  year  he  pu>hed  on  to  (iunnison,  where 
he  ha-s  >ince  n-si<led.  He  'ha>  taken  an  active  part  in  politics  since 
he  ha>  be»-n  of  age,  attending  every  county  convention.  In  1884 
and  in  ISSH  he  was  elected  delegate  to  the  Republican  State  con- 
vention-, and  wa>  elected  Assistant  Secretary  of  the  Senate  during 
the  .-(--ions  of  the  (ieneral  Assembly  in  L*Vr)  and  1^-S7  the  last 
time  beiiio-  electe<l  without  opposition. 

Charles  D.  Bradley, 

<M'  Canon  City,  Colorado.  wa>  born  in  Albany  county.  New  York, 
l-'ebruarv  1  1 .  'l  W.I,  and  was  edueate<l  in  the  county  and  city  schools 
of  the  Bame  OOUnty  and  State.  His  father  \va>  a  'Democrat,  but  he 


94  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 

is  a  Republican.  Mr.  Bradley  comes  from  the  oldest  families  in 
America,  both  from  his  paternal  and  maternal  side.  In  1872  he 
was  married  to  Miss  Mary  H.  Rush,  of  St.  Louis,  Missouri;  they 
have  one  child.  Mr.  Bradley  came  to  Colorado  in  1867.  In  1875 
he  was  appointed  United  States  Attorney  for  Colorado  by  Presi- 
dent Grant,  which  office  he  held  until  the  State  was  admitted  into 
the  Union.  In  March,  1881,  he  was  appointed  Judge  of  the  Sixth 
Judicial  District  of  this  State.  In  November  of  the  same  year  he 
was  re-elected  to  the  same  office,  and  in  November,  1884,  he  was 
elected  member  of  the  General  Assembly  for  the  county  of  Fre- 
mont. Since  that  time  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law 
at  Canon  City,  where  he  is  regarded  with  the  greatest  esteem,  both 
for  his  undisputed  ability  and  his  excellent  social  qualities. 


Stanley  Wood. 

The  political  and  business  history  of  Colorado  heretofore  have 
monoplized  the  best  efforts  of  our  popular  local  writers.  The  lit- 
erary, art  and  social  history  of  the  State  has  almost  been  ignored, 
yet  in  the  latter  elements  a  great  factor  is  combined  that  has  quietly 
but  steadily  worked  in  harmony  in  opening  to 'the  world  a  positive 
and  tangible  knowledge  of  the  beauty  of  our  scenery,  the  boundless 
resources  we  possess  and  the  salubrity  of  our  climate.  These  com- 
binations have  drawn  to  us  thousands  of  useful  citizens  who  have 
little  care  or  ambition  to  benefit  themselves  politically.  In  the 
world  of  letters  and  art,  Colorado  has  furnished  themes  that  have 
developed  the  genius  of  the  greatest  minds  extant.  It  remains 
now  for  some  brilliant  writer  to  scan  over  the  pages  written  by 
scientists,  poets,  humorists  and  travelers,  and  cull  from  them  the 
choicest  gems.  In  having  this  done  we  can  present  to  the  world  a 
work  that  for  brain  and  brilliancy  cannot  be  equalled.  Here  we 
have  the  resources  and  beauties  that  prove  a  stimulus  to  gifted 
minds,  and  it  behooves  to  preserve  the  results  of  their  observations, 
studies  and  inspired  poesy  and  prose.  Foremost  amongst  our  lit- 
erary lights,  who  is  destined  to  figure  in  the  literary  history  of  our 
State,  is  Stanley  Wood,  who  was  born  in  Perue,  Huron  county, 
Ohio,  in  1850.  He  was  educated  in  Oberlin  College,  and  gradu- 
ated in  a  classical  course  in  1875.  Mr.  Wood  was  married  to  Miss 
Nora  Fowler,  October  23,  1883,  at  Upper  Sandusky,  Ohio;  one 
daughter  has  been  born  to  them.  Mr.  Wood's  father,  E.  R.  Wood, 
was  a  prominent  clergyman  in  Ohio,  and  his  mother,  Mrs.  N.  L. 
Wood,  was  a  lady  of  rare  literary  ability,  being  a  well-known  writer 
of  pleasing  and  popular  prose  and  verse.  It  will  be  seen  from  this 
that  Mr.  Wood  comes  honestly  by  his  rare  literary  attainments. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   COM  I'KNDIUM    OF    COLORADO. 


Ill  tin-  fall  of   l^o.  BOOB  alter  gradual  in_er,  he  was  employed  onjhe 
city  department  of  the   New   York  Tri  hunt-,  which   portion    he     re 

mained  in  one  year,  leaving  that  to  accept    a   position  on  the  city 

department  of    tin-  New   York   World.      \Vliil>t  iheiv.  in    conjunc 
tion     with     Mr.  (i.    T.    Lanae-'an,  they     wrote     the    catchine.     \, 
••Tin-  World   Hallads."  which  became  so  popular  at  that   time.      He 

ilso  cinplovc<l  for  special  descriptive  work  on  The  World  until 

I,  when  he  came  to  Colorado  a>  a  correspondent     for    the   same 
influential  journal.      The  BCdnic  grandeur  of  the  State  and    the  cli 
mate  just  suited    Mr.  \V  .....  1,  and  he  concluded  to  remain    here  per 
manently,  and    as-  timed  the  city  editorship  of  the  (  'ol<>rad<>  Spring 

Ue.  Resio-nino-  that  position  in  tin*  fall  of  1  sM  ,  he  next 
brought  out  the  opera  of  ••  llrittli1  Silver,"  a  brilliant  conception  of 
hi-  own.  e-peciallv  designed  for  Colorado,  the  niu^ic  of  which 

composed  by  Mr.  \V.  F.  Hunt,  and  wliich  was  success- 
fully produced  at  the  Tabor  Opera  House  in  Denver,  .January  23, 
1^'J.  (hi  the  \>\  of  May,  the  s;mic  year,  he  took  charge  of  the 
literary  bureau  of  the  Denver  vV  Rio  (irande  railroad,  in  which  po- 
sition he  lias  specially  distinguished  himself  as  a  writer  and  brought 
into  prominence  the  mineral  wealth,  climate  and  bounteoasnefi 
our  roources  in  terse  and  convincing  language.  Uesides  writino- 
up  mattei-s  of  >pecial  interest  for  the  road  with  which  he  is  still 
employed,  he  has  contributed  both  prose  and  ver>e  to  the  Century. 
Harper'.-  Mao-a/ine,  St.  Nicholas,  Wide  Awake  and  other  standard 
publication-.  M  r.  Wood  is  also  the  author  of  the  libretto  ,,f  -IVis- 
cilla."  an  opera  in  three  acts,  which  was  produced  at  the  Tabor  Op- 


era House.  Aueru.-t  :>1.  l^s">.  and  proved  a  popular  8UCC688.  The 
mu>ic  of  "I*ricilla"  wa>  coinpo>e«l  by  Carl  Major.  We 
the  disposition  to  dwell  at  length  on  the  benefit  which  Mr. 
W..od'.-  Writings  have  been  to  our  State,  but  the  limited  time  for 
the  production  of  this  work  precludes  us  from  >o  doine--.  When 
the  time  conies  for  the  creation  of  such  a  book  as  v/e  have  named 

that  of  collating  :l  history  of  (  'olorado's  literary  tri'iiius  and  art 
the    name    ,,f    Stanley  Wood  will    shine    as    resplendent   in  its  pa- 
M  "lirittle  Silver." 

Henry  Himber. 

Mr.    Henry    Ilimher,    the    robust    and    aOOOminodatlDg    clerk    in 

the  ll.nise.  was  born  in   Ilildesheim,  (ierniany.  .June     1.   IMo,  and 

veil    his    edu«-ation    in    the    Ilildesheim   J  1  iedi  School,  and  WHS 

there  titled  for  the  acceptance  ••!'  any  and  all  clerical  positions  that 

it  ha-  been  '  for    him    to  accept    in  after  life.       Politically 

with     the     Uepublican     i»arty.       He     wa-     man'ied      ti 

\"irLrinia,    in    IM  '».").    to    Mi—    l.u«-\   (-.   A.  Wintield.  of 


96  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM    OF   COLORADO. 

Petersburg,  and  is  the  proud  and  noble  father  of  eleven  children. 
During  the  civil  war  he  enlisted  in  the  Fifth  IT.  S.  Cavalry  and 
served  with  honor  and  distinction.  He  was  wounded  at  Win- 
chester, September  19,  1864.  He  came  to  Denver,  Colorado,  in 
1880,  and  engaged  in  drain  and  sewer  laying  and  general  contract- 
ing. He  is  a  large,  honest-looking  gentleman,  and  it  can  truth- 
fully be  said  that  he  does  not  deceive  his  looks.  He  is  a  good 
husband  and  takes  special  good  care  of  his  children,  and  there- 
fore cannot  be  otherwise  than  a  trustworthy  and  honorable  citizen. 


Oelestino  Garcia. 

.  This  gentleman  was  born  December  8,  1861,  in  Conejos,  this 
State,  and  he  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Pueblo.  He 
was  married  in  Conejos,  August  21,  1884.  Mr.  Garcia  is  a  Demo- 
crat. During  the  present  term  ne  acted  as  one  of  the  interpreters 
for  the  Mexican  members  of  the  House.  He  also  occupied  the 
same  position  in  the  Senate  during  the  legislative  session  of  1885. 
He  is  an  intelligent  and  obliging  young  gentleman  and  we  predict 
for  him  a  bright  career. 

Charles  M.  Collins, 

Who  served  as  one  of  the  messengers  of  the  House,  belongs  to 
Denver.  He  was  born  December  27,  1847,  in  Stowe,  Middlesex 
county,  Massachusetts,  and  was  educated  in  the  common  and  high 
schools  of  that  State.  His  father  was  Captain  of  Company  F, 
40th  Regiment,  M.  Y.  M.,  during  the  civil  war,  and  lost  his  life 
fighting  to  preserve  the  Union.  Mr.  Collins  lived  eleven  years  in 
Bourbon  county,  Kansas.  His  occupation  in  this  State  has  been 
in  car-repairing  and  bridge  building.  Politically  he  is  Republican. 
He  has  been  an  obliging  messenger  and  has  given  good  satisfac- 
tion in  that  capacity. 

John  Peter  Deus, 

Of  Malachite,  Colorado,  was  born  at  San  Luis,  March  20,  1860, 
and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  this  State.  During 
September,  1882,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Chonita  Cisneros,  in 
Walsenburg;  three  children  have  been  born  to  them.  Mr.  Deus 
is  the  only  son  of  Captain  C.  Deus,  well  and  favorably  known. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Republican,  and  on  that  ticket  was  elected 
Justice  of  the  Peace.  He  has  served  as  Deputy  County  Assessor, 


KNMiKAIMIIC  AI.    O  >M  I'KMUr  M     OF    « '< '  I-<  '  U  ADO. 


Deputy  Sheriff  and  Deputy  County  Clerk,   and   •  a  candi- 

date i1,', r   '  .  but  was  defeated  by  l'1  In  1SM   he  w«s 

interpreter    in  tlit-  Senate,  and  at  tin-  piv.-ent   -  la  interpivter 

Senator  J.    1>-   Monte/.       Mr.   DeU8,  IS  a  man  <>i'   al.ih'ty.  having 
a  I'-.M.d  ediiration.       He  taught  >rho<>l  for  seven  term.-. 


Thomas  M.  Patterson. 

••All  men  an-  rivaled  free  and  ••(jual,"  read.-  very  nice  and 
plea.-ant.  and  mav  In-  true  a>  far  a-  the  "rival  iuii"  i-  concerned. 
Imt  there  the  equality  end-.  All  \vlm  c..nie  into  thi>  world  de- 
velopr  different  traits  a>  they  mature,  and  whilst  many  who  are 
••horn  with  a  >ilver  S|MMHI"  in  their  mouths  pass  thmno-h  life  the 
veriest  n«>neiititie>.  others  a^ain  who  relish  wholesome  norrido-e 
from  their  infancy,  artjuire  a  nourishment  ami  backbone  that  later 
on  -deads  tliem  on  to  fame  and  t«»  fortune."  It  is  <.f  such  a  one 
a>  the  latter  we  n«.w  have  in  e,.n>ideral  ion.  I  I<»M.  Tlic»ma>  M. 
Patter-on  was  bom  in  County  Carlow,  Ireland,  November  I.  1M<». 
and  came  witli  his  parent-  to  N'-vv  York  City  in  lN-i'.».  There  he, 
attende*!  public  >chool  until  he  was  fourteen  yrars  of  ao-,-.  when  he 
>ecured  a  po-ition  as  cK'rk  in  a  business  hou>e,  and  I'emained  there 
until  his  father  removed  to  (  'rawfordsville,  Indiana.  §In  Craw- 

fonl.-ville   he   entered  a  printing   ottice.  serving  two  years  at  the 

••Art  Preservative."      (uittiiitr  that  work  he    tried  his  hand  at  the 


\r\  bu>ine»  in  his  fatherV  sh«»p.  and  remained  at  that  until 
tlu-  war  broke  out.  when  he  enli>ted  in  the  Kleventh  Indiana  In- 
fantry. beino-  appointed  Sreoiid  Sergeant.  Returning;  ao;ain  to  liis 
father'-  >hop.  he  continued  in  that  jewelry  e.-tabli>lnneiit  until 

•  .when  lie  resumed  studies  at  A-hiirv  (  '  ni  versity.  (  nvenra>tle. 
and  then  at  \Vabash  College.  Crawfordsville,  preparator\-  t<>  >tu<ly- 
ino-  law.  He  -tudieil  law  under  M.  \).  White  ami  in  l>»)7hewas 
admitted  to  practice  in  the  (  'ircnit  and  Supreme  (  'mirts  of  Indiana. 
In  1^\!  he  came  to  I)enver  and  in  1^71  he  was  elected  City  At- 
torney. In  the  .-prino-  ,.f  that  >ame  year  he  was  nominated  to 

•  the  Territory  of  (  'olorado  in  Congress,  ivreivinir 
•J.I  MM  l  ma  jority.  and  to  hi>  ofl'ort<  i.-  largely  dm-  theadm: 
of  (  'olorado  a-  a  Stale  by  the  Forty-third  Congress.  He  was  the 

tir>t   member  on  the   National    Democratic  Committee  from  this 
In    lN7«>   he  wa-  nnanimonsly  renominated  f  or  < 

but  on    account     of    some    defVrt   in  the   dec!  ,!•    liotitt 

decided  ae.-ain>t    Mr.   Patterson    and    in  I'avnr  of  Mr.   P.elfonl.       Mr. 

.pjieared   before  the   Hoii>e  of    Kepr«-nit  ,, 

<.f  tlr  '  tttesl     th"  -eat.  and  after  a  h» 

conte-t    eraine*!     hi.-     point     and    -med  that  term  in  (  with 


98  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 

marked  credit,  having  secured  the  passage  of  several  important 
bills  for  the  benefit  of  this  State.  In  1878  he  was  renominated 
for  Congress,  but  this  time  suffered  defeat  in  company  with  the 
rest  of  those  on  the  Democratic  ticket.  Mr.  Patterson  has  always 
been  a  Democrat  and  has  been  chief  amongst  the  leaders  of  that 
party  in  this  State,  and  no  convention  is  complete  without  "Tom 
Patterson"  being  present  to  guide  and  direct  its  deliberations.  As 
•u  speaker  Mr.  Patterson  has  a  ready  command  of  language  and 
fine  rhetorical  ability,  combined  with  an  earnestness  and  force  that 
rarely  fails  to  make  a  lasting  impression  on  those  who  listen  to 
him,  either  at  the  bar  or  on  the  stump.  At  every  public  gather- 
ing,'for  charitable  and  other  useful  objects,  Mr.  Patterson's  ser- 
vices are  always  enlisted  and  freely  given.  Mr.  Patterson  is  a 
man  of  medium  height,  compact  frame  and  pleasing  in  his  address. 

Francis  W.  Hammitt, 

Of  Platteville,  Colorado,  was  born  April  18, 1833,  in  Stark  connty, 
Ohio  and  received  a  public  school  education.  Later  on  he  was 
.sent  to  the  Troy  Academy,  Troy,  Iowa.  From  1856  to  1876  he 
was  a  Republican;  since  then  he  has  been  a  Prohibitionist  and  a 
Oreenbacker.  On  the  27th  of  March,  1860,  he  was  married  in 
Davis  county,  Iowa,  to  Miss  Sarah  A.  Duckworth.  His  first  wife 
died  September  2,  1878,  at  Platteville,  this  State.  Mr.  Hammitt 
was  married  the  second  time  to  Mrs.  Louisa  Shea,  June  15,  1 
in  Platteville;  he  is  the  father  of  nine  children.  In  April,  1860, 
Mr.  Hammitt  started  for  Pike's  Peak,  but  settled  on  his  present 
farm  near  Platteville  in  June  of  the  same  year,  and  was  elected 
President  of  the  Platte  River  Claim  Club,  the  only  form  of  gov- 
ernment then  existing  in  the  Platte  Valley,  below  Denver.  After 
the  Territorial  organization  in  1861,  he  was  elected  Probate  Judge 
of  Weld  county.  In  1875  was  elected  one  of  the  County  Com- 
missioners. He  has  been  engaged  in  farming,  stock-raising  and 
dairying  in  Weld  county  for  over  twenty-six  years,  and  is  con- 
sidered one  of  the  most  reliable  citizens  in  that  section.  In  the 
Sixth  General  Assembly,  of  which  he  is  a  member,  his  words  are 
listened  to  with  great  respect,  and  his  constituents  have  the  satis- 
faction of  knowing  that  he  has  labored  honestly,  earnestly  and 
with  good  effect  in  their  interests. 

George  N.  Scamehorn, 

An  enterprising  young  business  man  of  this  city,  who  is  destined 
.to  become  connected  with  its  growth  and  prosperity  in  a  com- 


BIOGRAPHICAL    (OMI'KMHIM    OF   COLORADO.  '•''•' 


la]  WUy,  roe  l".ni  Octohrr  g,  l^Y.i.  at  Sinit  htield.  (  )hi<>. 
Through  the  winter  months  In-  recei\  ed  hi>  fihicatii.il  in  a  common 
count  x>l,  Heine.  amhitioti.-  and  oh-rrvant  In-  lias  added 

eonsidrrahle  hy  -tudyand  experience  -ince  lra\  ino;  x-lmnl.  Mr. 
Scamehorn  i>  a  Democrat.  his  fat  her  \\  a  Democrat.  Hi- 

o-randfather  wa-  "lie  of  tin-  earlie-t  -ettler-  in  Ohio  and  was  killed 
hv  Indian-  near  Min^u.  in  tin-  year  lM)*2.  Mr.  Scainclmrn  came 

•Inradn  in  the  year   of    L8ol,    having    inve-ted  >.»ni<-  in  uiim--. 
IMraM-.l  with  tin-  climate,  he  ivsnlvcd  t.»    make    Denxcr   his    Imme. 
>d  hn>ine>>    in  real     e-tate  and   l«.ans.  at    N.I.    11  li! 
Larimer  91  d  th«»-e  \vlio  have  .»cca>i«m  tn  entru>t  hn>iin- 

llis  Care  find  him  thoroughly  i-eliahle.  He  i>  a  >tinli«»n>  reader. 
and  has  aceuinnlated  a  valuable  li'hrary.  II«-  is  a  >in<Je  man.  hut 
heino-  sm-iahh-  and  atl'ahle,  as  well  as  handsome,  we  predict  that  he 
will  not  lontr  contiinio  to  livt-  aloiu'. 

Joseph  E.  Bates. 

Prominent  anmno-  the  men  wlio  have  made  I  )en\'ei-  t  he  ren- 
de/vou<  for  enterprise,  talent  and  industry  may  !'<•  menti<.ned  tin- 
aenth-man  wh»»se  name  is  the  hrief  title  of  this  hino-papliy.  Hon. 
lates.  Mavor  l',ate>  \\a>  hnni  in  (  'hatamjua  county, 
New  York,  in  May,  1^)7.  and  hr  received  hi>  education  in  Michi- 
gan >chn«.ls.  CominLT  to  (  'oloi'ado  in  June,  lM>0.  his  tir>t  «»c 
cnpation  was  that  of  ininiiitr  and  milling  at  Ulack  Sawk,  where 
he  remained  until  lM')k  Durino;  that  year  he  removed  to  Denver, 
and  has  resided  here  ever  >ince.  The  first  office  he  held  in  l)en 
ver  was  that  of  Aldi-rman  in  1SKS.  In  Is7'2  lie  wa>  electe(l  Mayor 
of  the  citv.  There  wa>  no  >alary  attached  to  the  position  at  that 
time,  hut  when  he  retired  the  City  Council,  in  consideration  of  the 
time  ami  valuahle  >ervices  he  had  devoted  to  the  city,  voted  him 
SI,  (Mil),  which  he  voluntarily  donated  to  the  Fireman's  Relief 
Fund.  From  l^V.  to  lv~.''>  be  Served  as  8  memher  of  the  hie/her 
hranch  of  the  Territorial  Legislature.  In  1  s»^'2  he  wa>  elected 
county  commissioner,  and  was  chosen  chairman  <»f  the  hoard. 
in  in  Isv")  he  was  electe.l  Mayor  hy  the  Kepuhlican  party,  of 
wliich  he  ha-  heen  a  prominent  memher.  I)urin«r  his  pre>ent  in- 
(Millihenry  a-  Mayor  the  entii'e  tlnatino;  deht  of  the  »Mty.  annnintiiitr 
to  .,ver  s",i  i.iUKI,  upon  which  ten  percent,  inteiv-t  WB£  heing  ex- 
pen«led  annually,  has  heen  wholly  paid  nil';  the  etliciency  nf  the 
tire  and  police  departments  have  hern  largely  iiKM'ea-ed.  e>prcially 
that  of  the  latter  hy  the  addition  of  the  police  patrol  >ysteni. 
Many  other  impmv«-nn'nt>  f'«T  the  >afety  and  «_j-,  „  ,d  order  of  the 
city  ha-  heen  carried  into  ell'ect.  Mayor  Batefl  make-  a  study  of 


100  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 

every  point  that  can  possibly  be  of  public  benefit,  and  thus  fully 
realizes  and  anticipates  every  requirement.  The  honors  belonging 
to  the  position  are  deservedly  his;  he  is  not  a  figure-head,  but  an 
active  man  to  hold  the  reins  of  city  government.  In  1881  he  was 
elected  first  Yice-President  of  the  Pioneer  Association,  and  twice 
since  has  been  elected  President  of  that  body,  and  the  third  time 
declined  the  honor  of  a  re-election.  During  his  long  official  career 
in  Denver  he  has  held  the  confidence  of  the  people  by  his  strict 
integrity,  uniform  courtesy  and  honest  dealing  with  all  whom  he 
has  been  brought  in  contact  with,  regardless  of  political  affilia- 
tion. 


Wolfe  Londoner. 

The  subject  of  the  sketch  is  perhaps  the  most  widely  known 
citizen  of  Denver,  coming  as  he  did  to  the  State  at  an  early  day  he 
has  had  to  do  with  every  great  advance  which  has  been  made  since 
that  time.  Has  taken  an  active  part  in  the  organization  and  gov- 
ernment of  a  number  of  new  counties;  was  Treasurer  Of  Fremont 
county;  Commissioner  of  Lake  county:  Clerk  and  Kecorder  of 
Lake  county  at  a  latter  date  and  also  held  the  office  of  Clerk  of  the 
District  Court  of  the  Territory.  His  wide  experience  and  travel 
in  the  West,  particularly  on  the  coast,  in  the  mines  of  California, 
made  him  just  the  sort  of  a  settler  that  would  win  in  Colorado. 
After  four  or  five  years  wandering  on  the  Pacific  coast  he  returned 
home  at  the  earnest  solicitation  of  his  parents  and  became  interest- 
ed in  business  with  his  father  and  older  brothers,  but  they,  like 
thousands  of  others  were  obliged  to  succumb  to  the  pressure  in 
the  panic  of  1867-68.  Wolfe,  with  his  mother  and  remaining 
members  of  the  younger  portion  of  the  family,  came  to  St.  Louis 
and  shortly  afterward  h§  secured  employment  at  $25  per  month. 
On  this  the  family  subsisted.  In  the  early  spring  of  I860  he  left 
St.  Louis  to  come  to  Denver  in  the  employ  of  Hanauer,  Dodd  & 
Co.,  then  engaged  in  freighting  across  the  plains.  Arriving  in 
Denver  he  took  charge  of  his  employers  store  in  West  Denver,  and 
that  same  summer  was  sent  to  Canon  City  to  start  a  branch  busi- 
ness. Here  he  did  a  thriving  business,  owing- to  the  rush  from 
California  Gulch  to  the  San  Juan  country.  In  the  spring,  1861, 
he  started  in  business  for  himself  in  Leadville,  then  known  as  Cali- 
fornia Gulch,  where  he  continued  for  five  years  doing  an  immense 
business.  Four  years  of  the  time  he  held  the  county  offices  as 
enumerated  above.  In  1865  he  came  to  Denver  and  started  his 
present  business,  building  up  a  large  and  constantly  increasing 
trade  until  now  he  does  more  than  $1,000,000  a  year.  Having 


RAPHICAL   «  OMPBNDIUM    OF   <  '<  •!..  .i:.\DO.  101 


.-«!  a  fortune    In-     i.-    enahlcd     t«»    n-ive    hi.-  ovner.  .11-  nature  full 

.    ami     i.-    almost     world-widr  in  hi.-  reputation  for  ho>pitality 

ami  deedfi  "I"  kindne--.       lie  i>  >urh  a  riti/.rna-  1'.  ha\e  the 

ereditof  .  iml  there  never  comes  to  Denver  an  e\cur>ion 

rt\  of  distinguished  visitors  hut  they  an-  made  to  feel  a  hearty 

Ome  at   tin-  hand-  «•!    Wolfe  Londoner.     He  wa.-  elected  a  mem- 
••f    the     Hoard    of     Uenvnt-    ,,f    the    State    rnivcrsity    in 
fall'-  rlectinn. 


Nathaniel  P.  Hill. 

ator  N.  I*.     II  ill     \vas    horn    Frh.    1^.   l^-'!^.  iii  <  h-a 


t\.   \c\\    ^  <>rk.      Senator  Hill'.-  fatlirr  \vas  a  |ii'o>|»ero::^    tanner   of 
that  count,  and  >erved  a>  a  inendter  of  the  Ne\\    ^'«»r 


!  hut  si\  ir>  old  yoiino-  Nathanii'l  was  left  in  charge  .,f 

a,    and    with    a  jiersistriit   energy  which  ha>  >ince 
ristic  of  him  in  all  puhlic  matters,  he  Mil-mounted  tlie 
ditlicuitie>  that    presented    them>elve>    ami    colitlucted  the  buBl 

until  he  was  twenty  -one  years  of  age.     His   opportunities   fo;-    re 

fcion   uji  to  that  time  were    indeed    limited,  hut  hy 

:tpplieati(»n    at    nitrht    and    durino-   the  \yintrr  month-  he  ha<l 

•  dvanrrd    liimself    t<  •    i-ntei1   IJmwu   I'liivrrsityat    Pro- 

.    Uh«»de  Uland,  whei-e  he    quickly   advanced  in  all    ,-tudie-. 

hut  i.ecame  particularly  jiroiicient   in    chemi>tr\.    havine.-    hi-ru    ap- 

pointed     tutor  in  the  chemical  department  in  l^-V,.  rlrctrd    pr«»fr-- 

if  chrmiMi-y  in   ls»»U,  and  occupying  the  chair  until  \^\\.      In 

that  year  he    wa-    >ent    to    ('olorado    hy  a  company    of  r,o>ton  and 

ce  capitalists  in   n-p.»!-t   on  the  Beaubien  land  n-i-ant,  with 

\v  tp  purchase,  and  \vhil>t  hrrr  investigated  the  mine>and  he- 

.•-niially  intei-e>t.-(l  in  thriu.  inakinn-  the    >ui>ject  of    -melt- 

ireful    .-tudy.     Alter  visiting  several  >nirltinn-  center- 

of  Kuropr  in   ls»»7    he    -lu-ceed.-d  in  forminn-  the  llo-ton  and  ( 

Smeltinn;  Company,    and  --rected  a   smrltinn-  furnace  at   l.lack 
Hawk.       1'Yom  that  date  until   l^X  when  t  he  work>  were  rei< 
.  the  tire,-  were  never  out,  hut  enlarovim-nt-    and    imp- 

L  the  business  were  a  continual  necessity.     In    l^V.'    I*m- 

Or    Hill   wa.-  elected   to   repre-»Mlt    the  State   in    the   ("nited   State- 
ar    term,    and    faithfully    did  he  prrtWui  that 

duty,  hrcniii'  ally  noteil  |\>r  hi.-  chain  jiion-hip   of    the  .-ilver 

ijur-tiiiii:  local  ami  foreijj'ii  correspondents    alhulinn-    to  him  a-  the 

iinn;  hi-mrtali-t  of  .  \inei  The     po-tal     t»ilen;raph  hill  wa> 

Hated    hy    him.    and    although    defeated,  it-  adoption  at  some 

future  time  will  pro\«-  it>  need  and  etliciency.      Land-n-rahher.-  and 

monopolist-  found  a  hitter  opponent  in  th- 


102  BIOGEAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


an  observant  and  considerate  gentleman,  and  plainly  sees  the  ruin 
that  is  imminent  to  our  local,  State  and  National  government  by 
allowing  monopolists  and  land-grabbers  full  sway.  In  personal 
appearance  he  is  above  medium  height,  good  figure,  grave  but 
kindly  face,  showing  every  evidence  of  earnestness,  industry  and 
integrity  in  his  expression,  and  a  man  who  will  stand  by  his  friends 
and  pay  little  attention  to  his  foes.  He  is  a  good  writer,  a  ready 
and  impressive  talker,  and  an  ardent  worker  for  the  interests  and 
advancements  of  the  Republican  party.  He  was  married  in  1860 
to  Miss  Alice  Hale,  of  Providence,  R.  I.;  they  have  three  children. 


Samuel  Eccles  Browne. 

Amongst  the  long  and  useful  lives  of  the  old  settlers  in  Colo- 
rado, whose  names  appear  in  this  work,  foremost  among  them  may 
be  classed  the  venerable  but  still  robust  and  healthy  gentleman 
whose  name  heads  this  sketch.  General  Browne  was  born  in 
Franklin  county,  Pennsylvania,  May  12,  1822,  and  received  his 
education  at  Marshall  College,  of  Mercersburg,  of  the  same  State. 
For  three  years  he  followed  school-teaching,  and  then  studied  law 
in  Springfield,  Ohio,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  June,  1848. 
Several  times  he  was  honored  by  being  elected  to  the  Legisla- 
ture of  Ohio,  and  held  other  important  positions.  During  the 
civil  war  he  occupied  many  positions  of  trust.  At  one  time  he 
was  Quartermaster  of  the  Army  of  Ohio,  under  General  McClellan ; 
was  Colonel  of  the  Sixth  Regiment  of  Cavalry,  and  at  another  time 
Captain  of  the  Seventeenth  Regiment  Regular  Infantry.  The  latter 
position  he  resigned  to  accept  a  position  of  Assistant  Registrar  of 
the  Treasury  Department  under  Secretary  Chase,  and  signed  the 
first  160,000,000  of  greenback  currency  issued,  known  as  the  de- 
mand notes.  General  Browne  came  to  Colorado  May  1,  1862,  as 
United  States  Attorney,  when  Denver  was  a  town  of  but  2,500  in- 
habitants, mostly  settled  on  the  west  side,  Ferry  street  being  the 
principal  business  centre.  Those  were  wild  and  stirring  times,  on 
account  of  the  dangers  from  the  Indians.  In  the  fall  of  1864,  in 
order  to  resist  the  depredations  of  the  red  devils,  on  the  authority 
of  the  President,  General  Browne  raised  a  regiment  of  cavalry  and 
was  appointed  Colonel  of  the  same  January  14,  1865.  That  winter 
was  spent  on  the  plains,  keeping  open  communications  with  the 
Eastern  States.  At  the  same  time  he  held  the  office  of  Attorney 
General  by  special  permission  of  the  President.  On  June  7, 1847, 
he  was  first  married  to  Miss  Lemira  M.  Bell,  of  Circleville,  Ohio, 
and  after  her  death  he  was  married  a  second  time,  May  15,  1855. 
to  Miss  Mary  E.  Skinner,  of  Delphos,  Ohio;  he  has  four  chil- 


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dren  still  living.  Politically  (ieneral  I  Jrowne  \va-  DH06  a  ClftJ 
\Vhio;,  hut  of  latr  years  hi-  atliliat  ion>  have  hern  solely  with  the 
Democratic  party,  of  which  he  i-  ju-tlv  regarded  a-  a  linn  ami 
staunch  wheel-hor-e.  He  i>  an  excellent  and  entertaining  speaker. 
and  n<>  political  meeting  in  Denver  is  considered  «.|'  any  moment 
without  the  tine  pre-enre  and  pleasine;  voice  of  the  <  ieneral  i- 
heard  thereat.  He  i>  -till  practicing  law.  and  hi-  mind  ha>  lost 

none  of  that  activity  and  shrewdne--   which  always  characterized 

liim  as  a  leading  h-n-al  li^ht  at  the  har  of  justice. 


George  Ady. 

Mr.  deoi-ov  Ady  was  horn  in  Harrison  county.  (  )hio.  in  the  year 
J.  Ili>  rudiniental  leai'ninn-  was  nhtainiMl  in  the  nnmmin 
x-hools  of  Iowa,  and  he  afterward-  attende<l  Wot  Liherty  Aca 
demy,  in  the  >anie  State.  At  the  time  of  the  lnvakin<£  out  of  the 
ci\  il  war  In-  was  completing  a  course  in  the  Lombard  (*ni\  cr-it  \  . 
at  (  laleshnro;,  Illinois,  hut  thv»l  with  patriotic  sentiments  he  left 
the  university  to  enlist  in  the  army,  serving  until  after  the  cl«»-i-  ..f 

the  war.  In  the  •  winter  of  IM'»\!  h»-  W9A  woiinde«l  and  taken 
pri>oner  at  (  'olVey\  ille.  Mi»i->ipj»i.  and  was  held  hy  the  Con- 
federate- until  the  following  year,  when  he  \\a-  exchanged,  and 
returned  to  duty,  hattline-  f..r  the  pre>er\  ation  of  the  Tnioii.  At 

the  close  of  the  war  he  settled  in    Missouri.     In    lsr>!)    he    l.e^-an 

railroading,  and  hy  strict  attention  to  liis  appointed  duties  hee-an 
i'isinj_r  in  the  erade  of  j)ositions  until  1880,  when  he  came  to  Colo- 
rado. having  received  the  appointment  «»('<  ieneral  Ticket  Ae-vnt  of 
the  Denver.  South  I  'ark  and  Pacific  Railroad.  Since  the  purchase 
of  that  road  hy  the  1'nioii  Pacific  he  ha-  l>een  (ieneral  Ao'ent  for 

the  Passenger  and  Ticket  departments  of  that  company  for  Colo- 
rado and  \.-\v  Mexico,  and  is  accorded  the  credit  of  ha\  ine.-  \\-«,rked 
for  the  l»e>t  intere-t.-  of  the  road,  and  at  the  same  time  ha-  Keen 
courteou>  and  onlie/iner  to  all  l>u.-ine--  relations  with  his  depart- 
ment. Mr.  Ady  is  a  pronounced  le-puhlican.  He  was  married 
in  Septemher.  LB77,  to  Miss  Jessie  A.  Cooper.  an<l  is  the  happx 
and  indule-ent  fat  her  of  three  children.  The  (irand  Army  of  the 
liepuhlic  i-  an  oi-o-.-ini/ation  in  which  Mr.  Ady  take-  -prcial  pri«le. 
and  all  who  lieloiiir  to  that  hoiiorahle  l),,d\-  reeo^ni/e  hi-  worth  l»y 
ha\  in^chii>eii  him  a-  the  Department  Commander  for  tlii.-depart 
ment.  which  eml'  olorado  and  Wyoming.  In  his  p«i>ition 

with  tlie  Tnioii  Pacific  he  has  labored  indust  riou.-ly  wit  h  excur- 
-ionist>  and  correspondents  to  -ho\v  the  ailvantae/e-  which  thi- 
State  p..  and  in  that  way  has  Contributed  largely  to  our 

benefit. 


104  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF  COLORADO. 


Agriculture  in  Colorado, 

The  remarkable  advance  made  by  Colorado  within  the  past 
two  years  in   the   development  of  agricultural  resources  and 
the   consequent  accession   of  population  and  increased  soil 
production,  has    been  among  the  most  noteworthy  events  in 
the  progress  of  the  State  during  that  time.     While  this  in- 
dustry seems  to  have  enjoyed  a  growing  impulse  for  a  much 
longer  period,  it  was  not  until  the  past  eighteen  months  that 
this  progress  has  been  so  marked  as  to  excite  general  notice. 
The  astonishing  results  which  have   become  the  fruits  of  all 
practical  and  honest  effort  to  redeem  the  arid  lands  of  Colo- 
rado  and  render   them  bounteous  of  product  by  irrigation, 
have  attracted  the  world's  attention,  and  month  after  month 
witnesses  an  increase  in  the  volume  of  immigration   and  the 
investment  of    capital.      The    extraordinary  developments 
which   have  been   and  are  being  made  in  this  direction,  are 
convincing  people  from  abroad,  in  common  with  people  of 
the   State,   that  for  bo^h  residence  and  investment  its  many 
thousand  square  miles,  rendered  valuable  by  artifical  water 
supply,  create  in  the  Rocky  Mountain  valleys  and  parks   the 
magnets  for  the  husbandman  and  the  capitalist.     The  Eastern 
press  has  of  late  devoted  a  great  deal  pf  attention  to  the  sub- 
ject of  irrigation  in  what  heretofore   was  designated  as  the 
arid  region,  and  the  marvelous  progress  under  this  system 
has   been  outlined  in  leading  periodicals   in  this  and  other 
countries,  and  caused  general  surprise.     It  was  but  a  year  or 
os  ago  that  Colorado  imported  most  of  the   agricultural  pro- 
ducts  sjie  consumed  from   Kansas,   Utah  and  Iowa.    Now 
the  home  production  has  largely  overtaken  home  consump- 
tion.    Where  agriculture  has  been  considered  impracticable 
it  will  soon  have  become  the   second,    and  possibly  the  first 
industry  of  the  State.     Irrigation  'is  the  progress  of  conduct- 
ing water  from   natural  channels  by  canals  and  ditches  to 
supply  the  diminished  rainfall,  which  did  not  at  first  appeal- 
feasible,   but  which  has  been   demonstrated  to  be  more  ef- 
ficacious than  the  natural  and  uncertain  rainfall  of  other  sec- 
tions.   Neither  Colorado,  however,  nor  any  American  State 
evolved  this  idea;  its  origin  leads  back  hundreds  of  years — it 
is  older  than  history.     The  valleys  of  many  of  the  rivers  of 
ancient  history  have  been  irrigated  from   the  earliest  times. 
The  Chinese  claim  that  their  lands  were  irrigated  before  the 
time   of  Noah.     In  Egypt,   India   and  Italy,  evidences  have 
been  found  of  irrigation   as  far  back  as  civilization  has  any 
record.      In     Peru,    Pizzarro    found    the  finest    system    of 
economical  irrigation  that  the  West  Hemisphere  has  yet  seen. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   <'<  >.M  I'K.VDI  i  M    01   <'< >!.<  >i:  \  i>.  -  LOB 


For  two    hundred   years  the  Spanish    settlers    <  >f  New  Mexico 
•<l  the  valleys  of  that  Territory.     They  ha\  ••  BUC 

own   fruits  and  grafts,  and  rendered  that  de 

'ii  habitable.  They  have  also  established  the  fact  that 
watered  \}\  -artificial  meaii^  h<i'«ls  Its  Strength  without 
other  methods  of  fertili/ing.  The  sediment  deposited  from 
tie-  mountain  streams  >upplies  each  year  the  element >  n- 
quired  to  pro<luce  crops.  The  soil  is  consequently  inex- 
haustible, yielding  as  abundantly  to-day  as  it  did  iwohun 

dred    years    ago.     The    Mormons  of  Hah  have  demonstrated 
this  truth  also,  in  their  experience  of  thirty  year-  in  the  val 

•  I'  l  hat  mountain  land. 

Tii--  advantages  of  controlling  the  rainfall  are  many  and 
manifest.  No  mud  to  prevent  early  plowing  and  plantim:: 
n o  danger  of  drouth  to  curtail  the  harvest.  In  Colorado  the 
rainfall  seldom  exceeds  fourteen  inches  during;  the  year, 
which  amount  l>ein<>;  insufficient  to  secure  the  growth  of  uTain. 
Irrigation  must  be  resorted  to.  By  the  construction  of  large 
canals,  with  reservoirs  and  laterals,  the  water  is  easily  con- 
ducted from  the  rapidly  running  mountain  streams  and  tor 
rents  out  through  the  valleys  and  parks  and  over  the  lands. 
The  main  canal  is  taken  out  high  enough  up  the  stream  to 
re  the  requisite  fall  and  convey  the  water  out  along  the 
hiuh  lands.  From  tins  main  channel  laterals  are  taken  out 
Jivenient  distances,  while  from  these  furrows  are  run  to 
divert  the  water  in  any  desired  direction.  Thus  the  certainty 
of  raising  a  crop  makes  irrigation  a  reliable  method:  mois- 
ture is  applied  just  when  and  where  needed,  and  will  insur-- 
a  harvest  generally  tar  above  the  average  where  Xature  is 
nded  upon;  in  fact  the  mountain  farmer  can  calculate  al- 
nio-r  to  a  certainty  the  number  of  bushels  per  acre  his  harvest 
will  bring.  Not  only  this,  but  it  has  been  demonstrated  that 
the  water  secured  from  the  high  mountains  contains  a  na- 
tural fertili/.er  peculiar  to  itself,  which  constantly  enriches 
ihe  soil,  rendering  the  ordinary  fertili/er  unneces>;, 

i    extent.     The    quality    of   irrain.   vegetabl.-s    and   fruit 
need  by  this  system  of  farming  is   acknowledged    to    be 
iior.  and  the  average  yield  per  acre  is  better  than  in  the 
••rainy  8tat< 

Previous    to    1S7'».    no  farming  was  attempted  in  Colorado. 

immediately  along  the  rivers  in  the  narrow  valley.      Feu 

-  were  rais-'d  and  the  aspect  of  the  country  continued  a- 

di-.-ary    as    when    first    tiavrsed.      In    that    year   the     I'nion 

<  'olony,  under     the  patronage  of  Horac.-    Qreeley,    >«-itled  on 

th«-  Cache  la  Poiidiv,  and  to  day  the  town  of  (ireeley  is  like  a 

typical  New  Kngland  village  -  -quaint,  quiet    and  embou  • 


106  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


in  trees.  Other  colonies  were  formed,  each  digging  its  own 
ditches  and  meeting  with  varying  success.  In  the  last  few 
years  the  irrigating  facilities  have  been  supplied  for  the  most 
part  by  corporations  who  look  for  their  profit  to  the  sale  of 
water.  Sometimes  they  own  the  land  watered,  as  well;  im- 
mense canals,  watering  thousands  of  acres,  have  been  con- 
structed, and  foreign  capital  thus  invested  has  given  big  re- 
turns. The  aggregate  length  of  irrigating  canals  in  Colorado 
is  something  like  1000  miles,  and  the  land,  according  to  theory, 
capable  of  being  watered  by  these  canals  is  some  1,500,000 
acres.  Investigations  made  lately  tend  to  prove  that  40  per 
cent,  of  the  water  taken  from  various  rivers,  returns  again 
through  springs,  rivulets,  and  seepage,  and  this  being  true, 
increases  the  area  covered  by  the  same  per  cent.  In  addition 
to  streams  a  vast  system  of  reservoirs  is  in  progress.  The 
cost  of  water  for  a  season  is  generally  $1.50  to  $2.00  per  acre. 
As  to  the  crops  themselves,  the  yields  are  often  surprisingly 
large.  Wheat  sometimes  turns  off  fifty  bushels  to  the  acre, 
and  is  ranked  as  the  best  raised  in  the  United  States.  It  is 
particularly  adapted  to  the  making  of  fine  flour.  Potatoes 
average  150  bushels.  Vegetables  grow  to  a  great  size,  but 
lose  nothing  in  flavor.  Grapes,  strawberries,  and  small  fruits 
in  general,  flourish.  Peas,  apples  and  peaches  are  successful- 
ly raised,  and  this  is  already  more  than  an  experiment.  As 
for  profits,  alfala  is  coming  steadily  to  the  front.  It  seems 
to  possess  fattening  qualties  equal  co  corn,  and  two  or  three 
crops  are  produced  from  the  same  field  during  one  season 
A  few  figures  will  serve  to  show  that  more  money  sent  out  of 
Colorado  could  stay  here  if  more  attention  was  paid  to  farm- 
ing and  kindred  industries.  It  is  estimated  that  $350,000  is 
sent  to  other  States  annually  for  oats,  for  poultry  and  eggs 
$500,000.  green  fruit  $600,000,  dried  $150,000,  corn  $350.- 
000,  vegetables  $250,000,  lard  $550,000  and  butter  $1,000,000. 
With  the  single  exception  of  corn,  all  should  be  raised  in 
Colorado,  and  a  surplus  of  some  lines  shipped  out.  There  is 
still  good  land  to  be  taken  under  the  United  States  laws  in 
the  southern  and  western  portions  of  the  State,  the  cost  be- 
ing about  $250  for  pre-emption  and  necessary  improvements 
on  160  acres.  Timber  claims  are  much  cheaper.  Every  acre 
in  San  Luis  Park,  including  the  Government  land,  is  prac- 
tically covered  by  canals.  And  the  companies  guarantee  as 
cheap  water  for  Government  land  as  for  the  land  owned  and 
sold  by  the  canal  companies. 

Fifty  years  ago  farming  was  conducted  by  musticlar  power. 
Had  the  farmers  of  Colorado  been  compelled  to  harvest  their 
grain  with  the  implements  of  these  times  there  would  be  no 


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question  of  a  surplus  wheat.  Then  we  harvest, -d  our  -rain 
with  a  hand  sickle;  t(,-.lay  tin-  farmer  drives  into  the  field, 

riding  in  his  seat,  cutting  and  binding  his  grain,  fifteen  a- 
a  day.  Then  our  steam  threshing  machine  was  a  llai! 
dispensed  with  >eparators  and  fanning  mills  by  letting 

the  grain  fall  and  the  wind  blow  out  the  chair.  Then  our 
Oliver  chilled  plows  were  made  of  wood,  coulter  and  share 
only  brim;-  of  iron,  and  one  handle  sufficed  to  control  it. 
Noi-  was  the  absence  of  improved  implements  the  only  hind 

ranee  to  proisperoos  husbandry .    Every  other  branch  of  the 

pursuit  has  made  a  kindred  advance.     The    direction    of  pro- 
-  has  been  to  Huh  ten  physical  toil,  but    this    has   made  a 
-tantlv  increasing  demand  on  our  intellectual  capacity, 
and    the   agriculture    of  a  community  or  State  has  kept  pace 
with  this  advance.     The  agriculture  of  Colorado  has  shared 
fullv  in  the  progress  of  the  times.     Science,   knowledge  and 
inventive  skill  have  worked  as  great  a  revolution    in  agricul- 
ture as  it   has  in  other  pursuits,   and  the  farmer  who  begins 
his  calling  in  this  State  at   the   present  time  has  the  advan- 
of  the  experience  of  thought,  effort,  genius  and  invention 
«.f  those  who  preceded  him,  and  begins  farming  under  a  posi- 
tive  system   which   has  been  perfected  and   demonstrated. 
Those  who   desire   further  information   upon   this   subject 
should   address   the   Colorado   Land   &  Loan   Company   at 
tneir  rooms,   Nos   10  and  11,  Opera  House   Block,   Denver. 
Colorado. 


Cornelius  J,  Driscoll. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  though  not  a  man  of  any 

'.oiis.  and  one  who  has  no  desire  to  pose  conspicuously  be 
fore  the  public,  has  of  late  been  an  important  factor  in  the 
affairs  of  Denver's  city  government — suliicient  to  entitle  him 
to  honorable  mention  in  this  book.  Mr.  C.  .1.  Driscoll  was 
born  in  County  Cork,  Ireland.  November  1.  1S4-1.  When 
ipi'ite  young  his  parents  came  to  A  merica.  and  he  received  his 
education  in  the  common  schools  of  Massachusetts.  On  the 
i:>th  of  August.  ls?l.  he  was  married  to  Mary  A.  Slirehan.  of 
Denver;  two  children  were  born  to  them.  The  children  both 
died,  and  on  the  hJth  of  December.  1^7«..  Mrs.  Driscoll  wa> 
called  from  this  world  to  join  her  beloved  offspring.  Since 
Alderman  Drisco IPs  election  as  a  member  of  the  municipal 
rnment.  he  has  been  attentive  to  the  duties  of  his  nllic.-. 
and  is  to  b.-  commended  for  slm-wdne^.  for.-sighi,  an  unfal- 
ttg  will  and  determination  to  carry  out  any  measure  for 
the  city'-  good,  or  to  oppose  any  bad  project  that  may  be 


108  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


devised.  Mr.  Driscoll  is  a  ready  debater,  ana  any  view  he 
takes  of  a  public  measure  receives  careful  consideration  from 
bis  brother  Aldermen.  The  affairs  of  his  native  land  is  a  mat- 
ter of  deep  moment  to  him,  and  he  takes  great  interest  in  all 
that  pertains  to  it.  He  is  now  serving  his  first  term  as  Alder- 
man, but  so  marked  has  his  career  been  that  we  may  safely 
predict  still  better  public  positions  for  him  in  the  future. 

Robert  Morris. 

Mr.  Robert  Morris  was  born  in  Ireland  in  July,  1839,  and 
received  his  education  in  the  same  country.  On  the  2d  of 
June,  1868,  he  was  married  in  the  city  of  New  York  to  Miss 
Julia  O'Connor ;  seven  children  have  been  born  to  them,  five 
of  whom  are  still  living.  Mr.  Morris  came  to  Denver  in  Octo- 
ber, 1872.  In  November,  1881,  he  was  elected  Mayor  of  the 
city  of  Denver,  and  served  until  April,  1883.  From  April, 
1883,  until  August,  1885,  he  was  Postmaster  at  Denver.  In 
each  of  the  official  positions  he  occupied  he  proved  to  be  well 
qualified.  As  Mayor,  he  carefully  guarded  the  city's  inter- 
ests ;  and  as  postmaster  he  gave  the  fullest  satisfaction,  and 
his  removal  from  that  position,  where  a  competent  man  is  re- 
quired, was  a  matter  of  general  public  regret.  Mr.  Morris  is 
a  straightforward  Republican,  and  takes  an  active  part  in 
local  politics.  He  is  also  President  of  the  Irish  Land  League 
and  devotes  much  time  and  ability  in  the  cause  of  Ireland. 
At  the  present  time  he  is  interested  in  the  land  business. 

Rev.  Wm.  J.  Hewlett. 

There  are  few  Catholic  dioceses  where  such  a  large  number 
of  young  and  talented  secular  divines  are  to  be  found  as 
there  are  at  present  under  the  jurisdiction  of  Bishop  Maehe- 
beuf.  In  the  array  are  Fathers  Malone,  Carrigan,  Carmody, 
O'Neill,  Hickey,  Phillips  and  Gibbons — all  eloquent  speak- 
ers; besides  others  who  are  equally  zealous,  though  not  gift- 
ed with  the  same  flow  of  language.  But  we  now  refer  partic- 
ularly to  Rev.  W.  J.  Hewlett,  who  was  born  in  Monroe 
county,  New  York,  March  6,  1847,  and  received  his  rudi- 
mentary education  in  the  common  schools  of  Michigan;  then 
in  the  Bardstown  College,  Kentucky;  four  years  in  Paris, 
France,  and  finally  one  year  in  Wurtzburg,  Bavaria.  He 
came  to  Colorado  in  1865,  still  a  boy  in  years.  After  being 
ordained  a  priest  he  was  first  connected  with  St.  Mary's 
Cathedral  on  Stout  street,  Denver.  In  April,  1879,  he  was 
sent  to  Central  City,  where  he  remained  until  August,  1886. 


BIOGRAPHICAL    ro.M  I'K.MH  I  M    <>F  COLORADO. 


i  IP-  people  of  that  section  had  become  endeared  to  him.  and 
it  was  with  dr.'])  regret  they  heard  of  his  hein^-  calh'd  to  take 
ch:irg«'  of  the  Cathedral  parish  in  Denver.  TEe  latt.-r  parish 
he  remained  in  (marine  of  until  March,  of  the  present  \ 

:nini^  at  that  time  to  take  charge  <»t  his  brother'^  chil- 
dren, near  Brighton.  \Vliilst  Father  Howlett  is  not  a  tlow.-ry 
orator,  tit  [e  ood  speaker;  but  better  still,  he  is  /eul»nis 

aiid  sincere  in  his  work,  and  as  a  pioneer  priest  of  Colorado, 
the  int'inory  of  his  good  work  amongst  those  of  his  faith 
Hiititl»-s  liini  to  a  lasting  placr  in  its  history. 

James  M.  Butcher, 

\Vho  officiates  in  the  capacity  of  "State  carpenter,"  was  born 
inCharlottetown,  Prince  Edward  Island,  Canada,  in  1838,  and 
has  hern  a  naturalized  citizen  of  the  United  States  for  seven 
\  t-ars.  He  has  been  doing  the  State  work  for  the  last  four 
yars,  and  has  fitted  up  and  furnished  the  Legislative  halls 
for  two  successive  sessions.  In  politics  he  is  a  decided  Re- 
publican, and  a  member  of  the  "Union  League  club."  His 
business  is  in  Denver,  and  is  that  of  manufacturer  of  line 
work  in  hard  woods,  and  general  contractor.  He  is  well  es- 
tablished in  the  city  at  No.  1626  Champa  street,  and  is  favor- 
ably known,  not  only  in  matters  of  business,  but  in  a  so- 
cial way  as  well. 

Hartsville  F,  Jones. 

Alderman  Jones  was  born  in  Knoxville,  Tennessee,  March 
1.  1826,  but  was  raised  in  Laurel  county,  Kentucky,  and  in  a 
country  x'hool  received  his  rudimentary  education.  At  the 
breaking  out  of  the  Mexican  war  Mr.  Jones  volunteered  in 
Company  E,  Sixteenth  Kentucky  Infantry,  under  Captain  T. 
T.  Gerard,  and  Colonel  Tibbetts,  an  ex-congressman,  was  in 
command  of  the  regiment.  The  regiment  was  appointed  to 
old  /ach  Taylor's  command-and  was  sent  to  join  his  forces 
at  Monterey,  Mexico.  When  Mr.  Jones  entered  the  servi< 
NoluniiM'ivd  tor  live  years  "or  during  the  war,"  but  had  to 
Serve  Only  si\t»-en  months.  During  that  time  he  was  in  many 
of  the  skirmish.-.-  which  took  place:  and  was  in  Taylor's  line 
at  P>uena  Vista  and  Scott's  line  at  the  City  of  .M.-.xico.  Some 
of  the  old  veteran's  reminiscences  are  indeed  interesting.  A.I 

the  close  of  the  \b-\ican  war  he  returned   to  Ivxinuton.  Ken 
tncky.  and    went    into    the   hardware  business.      For  iwenty- 
»-i'j;ht  yean  IM-  remained  with  oiie  house,  and   during-  ih«- 
ten  years  he  was   a    partn.-r  in  the  linn.      In  December.  I 


110  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 

he  came  to  Denver  and  embarked  in  the  liquor  business,  in 
which  he  is  still  engaged,  and  in  which  he  always  made  a 
specialty  of  Kentucky  whiskies.  Though  never  desiring  to 
hold  any  political  office,  in  1885  he  consented  to  run  for  Al- 
derman of  the  Second  Ward,  and  in  a  strong  Republican  ward 
defeated  his  competitor  by  174  majority— a  Democratic 
gain  of  374  votes.  In  the  council  he  has  done  good  service, 
and  has  had  many  a  tilt  with  some  members,  but  always  re- 
mained firm  in  his  position  when  feeling  that  he  was  working 
for  the  public  good.  Though  well  advanced  in  years,  Mr. 
Jones  is  hale  and  hearty;  tall,  wiry,  clear-cut  features  and 
candid,  honest  expression.  The  Alderman  is  a  married  man. 

Frank  H.  Allison, 

Representative  in  the  Sixth  General  Assembly  for  Douglas 
county,  was  born  at  Cromwell,  Middlesex  county,  Connecti- 
cut, November  31 ,  1846,  and  was  educated  in  the  common 
school  of  his  district,  afterwards  receiving  instructions  at  a 
private  boarding  school.  On  the  1st  of  May,  1872,  he  was 
married  to  Miss  Isabelle  M.  Cornwall;  they  have  two  children. 
Mr.  Allison  is  a  Republican  in  politics.  In  the  present  ses- 
sion he  has  worked  hard  and  faithfully  in  the  interests  of  his 
constituents,  and  will  return  home  with  a  record  that  they 
may  well  be  proud  of.  His  business  is  that  of  stock  raising. 

Moses  Hallett. 

Judge  Hallett  is  one  of  the  most  prominent  and  able 
jurists,  now  holding  the  position  of  District  Judge  of  the 
United  States,  for  the  District  of  Colorado,  to  the  entire  satis- 
faction of  his  State  and  country,  whose  able  and  careful 
decisions  upon  grave  and  important  matters  have  become  the 
valued  property  of  the  State,  and  are  considered  as  authority 
wherever  they  are  known.  He  was  born  July  16,  1834,  in 
JoDaviss  county,  Illinois.  Receiving  an  academic  education, 
he  began  the  study  of  law  in  the  fall  of  1854  in  the  office  of 
E.  S.  Williams,  of  Chicago,  and,  in  the  fall  of  1857,  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar,  and  immediately  began  the  practice  of  his 
profession  in  that  city.  In  the  spring  of  1860,  charmed  by 
the  gilded  accounts  of  Pike's  Peak,  he  came  to  Colorado,  and 
for  a  short  time,  engaged  in  mining.  It  did  not  take  long  to 
convince  him  that  he  was  better  adapted  to  the  practice  of  his 
profession  than  to  the  unearthing  of  mineral  wealth,  and  in  ac- 
cordance with  his  conviction,  he  located  in  Denver  and  re- 
sumed the  practice  of  law,  continuing  until  April,  1886,  when 


r,Io«,K  \|>HICAL    OoMI'KNmfM    OF    COLOKADO.  Ill 


he  acquired  sufficient  prominence  in  his  profession  t<>  warrant 
his  appoint  ni« -lit  as  Chief  J  ustice  of  tin-  'IVrritory  of  Colorado. 
He  continued  in  this  responsible  portion  for  about  ten  years, 
beim:  twice  iv  appointed.  A  t  the  expiration  of  this  time,  tin- 
Territory  having  taken  her  position  as  a  State  in  the  Ameri- 
can I'nion.  Judire  llallett  was  called  upon  to  accept  the  more 
responsible  position  of  District  Juduv  of  the  1'nited  States 
for  the  District  of  Colorado,  which  position  he  has  since  held. 
His  Judicial  record  is  universally  respected.  Besides  his 
Judicial  honors  he  lias  served  two  sessions  in  the  Council  of 
the  Territorial  Assembly,  where  he  rendered  efficient  service. 
In  short,  he  has  aided,  very  largely,  not  only  in  settling  many 
of  the  disputes  that  have  come  up  in  the  Territory  and  State, 
but  he  has  also  done  a  great  deal  towards  establishing  just  ice 
and  dignity  in  the  Colorado  courts,  without  which  no  com- 
munity can  ever  prosper. 


Attorney-General  Alvin  Marsh. 

Judge  Marsh  was  elected  to  the  position  which  he  now  holds 
in  last  fall's  election.  He  is  a  descendant  from  good  old  New 
Knuland  stock,  his  ancestors  having  belonged  to  that  hardy 
race  of  men  who  first  peopled  this  country  and  from  whom  he 
inherits  courage  and  ability.  He  was  born  and  raised  in 
Vermont,  and  emigrated  to  Illinois  in  the  year  1854.  He 
studied  law  in  \Vaukeegan,  Illinois,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  ISfC).  He  then  entered  into  a  partnership  with  Benja- 
min F.  Parks,  the  two  gentlemen  soon  building  up  a  lucrative 
practice  at  Aurora,  Illinois.  Judge  Marsh  emigrated  to 
Omaha,  and  from  there  to  Colorado,  early  in  1860,  in  com- 
pany with  General  John  F.  T  haver,  who  was  last  fall  a 
candidate  for  Governor  on  the  Republican  State  ticket  of 
Nebraska.  J udge  Marsh  settled  in  Gilpin  county  where  he 
has  resided  until  coming  to  Denver.  He  has  held  in 
the  past  several  important  public  offices,  and  has  always 
u'iven  entire  satisfaction.  Judge  Marsh  has  served  as  Mayor 
of  Black  Hawk  for  one  term  and  as  Mayor  of  Central  City 

for  two  consecutive  terms.       He  has  been  twice    elected  to  the 

Islatore  from  (Jilpin  county,  and  was  Speaker  of  the 
lloii>.-  in  L873,  He  was  a  member  of  the  State  ( 1,  >nsti tut ional 
Convention  in  ls?.\  since  which  time  and  up  to  last  fall  he 
h;i-  practiced  law  in  various  counties  of  the  State.  Judge 
Mai.-h  Is  a  dignified  gentleman,  who  is  doin^  honor  to  the 

office  which  he  holds.     He  led  his  ticket  in   the   election   and 
the  confidence  then  displayed  in  him  was  not  misplaced. 


112  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLOEADO. 


William  J,  Parkinson. 

Character,  force  and  intelligence  will  tell,  no  matter  in  what 
profession  or  business  it  manifests  itself,  and  the  young  man 
who  carries  these  charactistics  with  him  is  sure  to  win.  There 
can  be  no  midway  point  for  such  a  one  and  only  at  the  sum- 
mit will  be  realized  his  ambition.  It  seems  to  us  that  those 
who  are  successful  in  business  are  as  much  entitled  to  honor 
as  those  who  succeed  in  politics.  Mr.  William  J.  Parkinson 
the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  in  Ireland  on  October  7, 
1850,  and  received  his  education  in  Canada  where  he  remained 
until  1877.  Upon  his  arrival  in  this  country  he  espoused  the 
cause  of  the  Republican  party  and  has  held  to  its  principles 
ever  since.  In  1877  Mr.  Parkinson  came  to  Colorado  and  im- 
mediately became  identified  with  the  queens  ware  trade  in 
which  trade  he  has  ever  since  remained.  Some  two  years 
ago  he  assumed  control  of  the  business  of  R.  Douglas  &  Co. 
in  this  city.  The  chief  or  parent  house  of  R.  Douglas  &  Co. 
is  located  in  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  and  has  been  in  existence 
since  1860.  This  Western  branch  has,  under  the  skillful 
management  of  Mr.  Parkinson,  grown  until  it  now  is  one  of 
the  largest  businesses  in  Denver.  He  is  of  medium  height, 
of  light  complexion,  fine  appearance,  courteous  manners  and 
a  genial  companion.  His  success  therefore  is  only  an  indica- 
tion of  what  he  will  do  in  the  future. 


Oliver  A.  Whittemore, 

Of  Denver,  and  who  is  the  present  Assistant  City  Clerk,  is  one 
of  the  pioneers  of  the  State,  having  lived  in  different  portions 
of  it  since  1860.  Mr.  Whittemore  was  born  in  1828,  in 
Worcester  county,  New  York,  and  received  a  substantial 
education  in  the  common  schools  of  that  State.  Many  years 
ago  he  was  a  promulgator  of  the  Whig  doctrines,  but  since 
then  he  has  been  an  ardent  Republican.  In  1865  he  was 
married  to  Miss  Amelia  R.  Treadway,  of  Denver.  Mr. 
Whittemore  settled  in  Denver  in  March,  1860,  but  soon 
after  moved  to  Breckenridge,  or  what  was  then  known  as  the 
Blue  River  country,  and  was  the  first  man  to  build  a  house 
on  the  site  of  where  Breckenridge  now  is.  The  people  of 
Summit  county  sent  him  to  the  first  Territorial  Legislature  as 
their  representative.  In  1862,  along  with  Mr.  E.  P.  Cotton,  he 
built  the  first  flouring  mill  at  Colorado  City,  and  he  also  built 
one  in  Denver  in  1865.  Mr.  Whittemore  continued  in  the 
milling  business  until  1868.  In  the  following  year  he  acted 
as  City  Clerk  for  the  city  of  Denver,  and  in  1869  and  1870  he 


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was    also    Clerk    of  tin-    District     Court.       Mr.     Whittcn 
though  well  advanced   in  years,   is  -till  frei  h  and  rigorous, 
and  i  very  evidence  that  he  is  destined    to  live  to  a  ripe 

old  age.      He  i-  of  a  quirt,  courteous  and  unassuming  disi 
tion.  and  belongs  to  that    cla^-  of    men  who   are  best  adapted 
to  j)iil)lic  position-. 

Daniel  Witter. 

Mr.  Daniel  Witter,  of  Denver,  is  one  <>t'  the  honored   re] 
sen tative  men  of  this  State,    on  the  i:ith   <>f  April,  1827,  be 

l)orn  in  I'nion  county.  Indiana,  and  received  an  academic 
education  at  South  Bend,  in  the  same  State.  On  the  -joth  of 
March,  is."):),  he  was  married  to  Miss  Tiara  V.  Matthews,  at 
Terra  Coupee,  St.  Joseph  county.  Indiana,  and  the  respected 
couple  have  eleven  children.  Mr.  \Vitter  is  a  Republican, 
His  father  was  11  Whig.  Among  the  pioneers  of  our  State. 

iliere  are  who  have  served  it  better  than  Mr.  Daniel  Wit- 
ter. He  was  a  member  of  the  first  and  also  of  the  second 
sessions  of  the  Colorado  State  Legislatures;  was  Chairman  of 
tlie  State  Republican  Committee;  also  member  of  the  Nation- 
al Republican  Committee  for  four  years,  and  was  United 
States  Assessor  of  Internal  Revenue  for  ten  years  from  Octo- 
hei.  1862,  till  October,  1872.  It  will  thus  be  seen  that  he  lias 
had  many  years  of  public  service,  and  throughout  has  main- 
tained the  respect  and  highest  regard  of  the  public.  lie  is 
a  man  above  medium  height,  robust  and  healthy.  Mr.  Witter 

!i  Attorney-at-law,    and   pays    special   attention   to  land 

-  and  land  ollice  business.     Every  year    he  lias  had  pre- 
pared a  book  called  "The  Settler's  iiuide."  which    has  had  a 
wide  circulation  abroad,  audit  has  been  the  means  of  briiu 
many  people  to  our  State. 

Ebenezer  T.  Wells 

\VasborninO-  >unty.    New    York,   May  i:>.  1S5.\  nnd 

irraduated    from    Kno.x    College,    (Jalesburg.  [flinois,  in   L856, 

was    married    in     October    1857,    to    Miss   Flnn-ncr,  only 

daughter    of    Hon.   .lames   .1.   Petit,   at    Ker.oslia.  Wisconsin. 

•  Illd-e    \'  |5   ;j|ld    settled  ill 

(filpin  c  II"   was  a  member   of  the    Lown-  H«.u>e   of 

the  i  ;  i    was    ;i]>p<'ip 

D  that  capa- 

!    of     the     (  'ollVelltioll    \\  lllcll 

tVani'd    liie    ( '..nstitminn  of   ihe    State,  and   Chairman  OJ 

mittee  on  lievis'n.n.      His  profound  knowl.-d-v  of  law  and 


114  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


the  researches  which  he  had  previously  made  into  the  con- 
struction and  workings  of  the  Constitutions  of  other  States, 
prominently  fitted  him  to  revise  and  correct  such  an  instru- 
ment. After  the  admission  of  the  State  into  the  Union  he 
was  elected  a  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Bench,  in  which  position 
he  served  with  honor  to  himself,  with  the  confidence  and  re- 
spect of  his  associates  and  the  lasting  regard  of  the  people  of 
the  State.  At  the  end  of  the  first  term  he  resigned  and  has 
been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  the  law  ever  since  in  Denver. 
Though  Judge  Wells'  hair  is  very  gray,  having  passed  more 
than  a  half  century  of  years,  he  has  the  action  and  ap- 
pearance of  one  in  the  prime  of  life,  yet  He  is  of  a  jovial 
nature,  a  good  story-teller  and  an  entertaining  gentleman. 
In  conjunction  with  his  partners,  Messrs.  Macon  &  McNeal, 
he  enjoys  a  large  and  lucrative  practice.  Judge  Wells  is 
and  always  has  been  a  Republican,  at  any  and  all  times  do- 
ing royal  service  for  his  party. 

Henry  R.  Wolcott, 

Whose  connection  with  the  Boston  and  Colorado  Smelting 
Works,  at  Argo,  has  brought  him  somewhat  into  prominence, 
was  born  at  Longmeadow,  Massachusetts,  March  15,  1846, 
and  he  attended  public  schools  in  Providence,  Rhode  Island; 
Chicago,  Illinois  and  Cleveland,  Ohio.  Mr.  Wolcott  came  to 
Colorado  in  1869,  and  engaged  in  mining,  and  in  1870  he  be- 
came connected  with  the  Boston  and  Colorado  Smelting 
Works,  under  Senator  Hill,  and  has  been  connected  with  the 
company  controlling  those  works  ever  since.  In  1878  he  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  State  Senate  on  the  Republican 
ticket,  and  was  found  a  useful  member  of  that  body. 

Herman  Strauss, 

In  this  our  Republican  form  of  Government,  men  who  earn 
a  national  reputation,  as  a  general  thing,  indulge  in  a  greater 
or  less  degree  in  the  politics  of  our  country.  There  are  some 
men,  however,  who  possess  remarkable  business  sagacity,  and 
as  such  acquire  an  enviable  reputation  among  their  fellow- 
men,  and  who  although  you  never  hear  their  names  mentioned 
as  aspirants  for  public  office,  nor  would  they  accept  one 
were  it  tendered  them,  are  none  the  less  interested  in  the 
political  welfare  of  their  country  and  yield  a  powerful  in- 
fluence in  their  respective  neighborhoods,  their  work,  al- 
though quietly  performed,  being  none  the  less  effective. 
Such  a  man  is  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  He  was  born  and 


BIOGKAl'lIK'  \l.   OOMPBNDH   M  I  1  •"' 


educated      in      the      IVmince  11»- 

ited  to  A  merica  an 

Hampshire  from  whirli   ]u»int  h. 

in     the 
id  by  close  app  i'»n    has 

ac.pm-ed  a  comfortable  fortune,     t  ?,  quiet, 

unobtrusive  ciii/en  aii'l  18  ot  the  fibre  out  of  which  are  i>uilt 

Strong  communi' 

Henry  D.  Steele 

horn  in  WiSliam^town.  ( Grange  OOUUty,  Vermont.  A  n^ust 
aii-l  was  educated  in  i  rict  schools  of  Lancas- 

ter, Krie  county,  New  York,     Though  lie  is   far  past  his  half 
century  Mr.  Steele  is  yet  apparently  in  the  pi-inie  of  life   and 
attends  io  all  tin-  details  of   his  extensive    and  -Towing  busi- 
ness,  thai    of  a  grocer,  with   the  fervor  and  enthusiasm 
young  man.     He  came  to  Colorado  in  May,  L€ 
in  the  city  ,,{'  Denver,  where  he  has  ever  since  resided,  and  al- 
g  in  t'he  Second  ward.     Mr.  i    the  Scrip- 

tural  injunction  and  has  raiseil  a  family  ol  live  son-  and  one 
daughter.      He    mani'd    May   1,1  ^s  Louisa  Pcahody, 

•unty,  Vermont.     .Mr.  v 

•  f  the  most  •  >•  and  })ro<;n'ssive  citizens  of  Den- 

ver. ha\  iit  ihe  last  -J^  years    within   its  Imunds  and  in 

all  that  time  taken  an  active  and  leading  part  in  every  move- 
ment  which  looked   to  che  building  up  and  advancement  of 
3.      lie  is  a    rare    specimen  ol'  acti\eold   a  .ire.  and 
ihoii-h  his  l  nd  hair  are  lined  with  gray,  yet  he  is  more 

active  and  e  c,  and  has  the  spirit  or  a  man   of  halt' his 

number  of  years. 

Hon.  Otto  Mears, 

Who  was  horn  in  Russia  in  IS-11,  cam*1  to   < 'alil'ornia  in  lsr»l 
where  he  receive«i  1 1  i  s  e<i  uca  t  i<  >n .     He  spent  a  number  of  \ 

\vand«'i-inir    throu-'h    Calit'ornia.    Ari/ona.    New    Mexic*.*  and 

r   Territories,    and    finally    in  ettled   in   ('ohn 

\Vith  a  uliar  to  his  race  he  .-mharked    in 

;iducted  \-;l:  Iml)- 

ine's  ladder  until  QQW  he  IS  i  fortune 

which  jilaces  him  ah<»ve  life's  jiecunia. 

publican  to  the  hackbon.-  and  can  '•  umd  arra  \  «-,!  ,  ,n 

the  si<le  of  that  parly,  aid'r  ;h  mind  and 

ket.     He   is  regarded  in  state  poim,^ 

and  hi-  party  D  to  him  in  vain  for  aid.      During  the 


116  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF  COLOKADO. 


war  he  was  a  member  of  the  1st  Regiment  of  California 
Volunteers,  serving  through  the  entire  war.  At  its  close,  in 
1865  be  came  into  Colorado  and  finally  identified  himself  with 
the  interests  of  the  southern  part  of  the  Territory.  He  was 
one  of  the  prime  movers  in  the  cutting  off  and  organization 
of  the  County  of  Saguache,  from  the  territory  embraced 
within  the  limits  of  Conejos  county.  He  was  the  first  County 
Treasurer  and  brought  his  returns  to  Denver  in  the  shape  of 
pelts  and  buckskin,  which  he  sold  and  thereby  raised  the 
funds  with  which  to  pay  his  county's  share  into  the  Treasury 
of  the  Territory.  He  was  Indian  Commissioner  for  two  years, 
and  in  charge  at  the  time  of  their  removal  into  Northern  Utah. 
He  was  one  of  the  first  Presidential  Electors  from  this  State 
who  cast  their  votes  for  President  Hayes.  Mr.  Mears  was  a 
member  of  the  General  Assembly  of  1883  from  the  county  of 
Saguache.  He  is  known  throughout  the  State  as  the  "Toll 
Road  King,"  owning  most  of  the  toll  roads  in  the  State.  Mr. 
Mears  is  a  comparatively  young  man  yet  and  has  years  of 
life  before  him,  and  we  may  expect  him  again  to  appear  in 
the  political  arena  where  he  will,  as  in  the  past,  achieve  suc- 
cess. Mr.  Mears  was  married  in  1870  to  Miss  Mary  Kap- 
schulder,  of  this  State;  they  have  two  children. 

Walter  Edward  Hall. 

Music  is  an  important  element  in  the  attaining  of  a  reputa- 
tion for  a  community.  The  gentleman  whose  name  heads 
this  sketch  figures  highly  in  Colorado  in  regard  to  know- 
ledge and  competency,  and  it  is  with  pleasure  we  include  him 
amongst  our  sketches  of  artists.  Mr.  Edward  Hall  was  born 
in  1858,  at  Nantwich,  Cheshire,  England,  and  was  educated  at 
Chester,  under  Dr.  J.  M.  Bridge,  and  also  at  Manchester, 
under  Dr.  J.  M.  Bentley.  In  1884  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Louisa,  third  daughter  of  G.  Wadsworth,  Esq.,  at  St.  Paul's 
Church,  Crewe;  one  child  has  been  born  to  them.  Mr.  Hall 
comes  of  a  musical  family,  his  father  having  been  an  organist 
in  one  church  for  thirty-three  years.  When  only  nineteen 
years  of  age  Mr.  Hall  was  appointed  organist  and  choir  master 
at  the  parish  church  of  Crewe,  remaining  there  four  and  a 
half  years;  he  was  then  presented  with  an  address  and  a  gold 
watch  in  testimony  of  the  high  regard  in  which  he  was  held. 
When  but  twenty-two  years  of  age  he  was  the  only  success- 
ful candidate  in  all  England  for  the  much-prized  degree  of 
Fellow  of  College  of  Organists.  A  further  proof  of  his  intrinsic 
worth  as  an  artist  is  shown  in  a  testimonial  given  him  by 
one  of  the  finest  organists  and  musicians  in  the  world — E.  H. 


tRAPHIOAL   <  OMPBNDI1   M  LOBADO,  \  17 


Turpin.  whose  position  is  that  of  member    <>f    Hoard    of    I'.x 
amineis   and    Eton,  ollege    of  Organists:    Kxaminernf 

il  Academy  «>f  Millie  and  roll.--.*  of  Prea  and 

Editor  Musical  Standard,    London,  England,     l'nd«T  dai 
London.  W.  C.,  December  6,  L881,  M!r.  Turpin  over  hie  signs 
tare,  ••\Vith    pleasure    I    t.-stify    to    Mr.  \V.  L.  Hall's 

talents.    skill  and  earnestness,      !!<•    is    an    adiniral'l' 

and   a    painstaking.   thought  t'nl    artis!       In  rv.-i 
is  well  adapted  for  the  duties    ol'  organist    and  choir 
master  in  a  cathedral."      Mr.  Hall  is  an    intensely   loyal    ciii 
/.t-n    of    ilu»    I'nitiMl    States,  and   sinr^  his   aj>]»nintiii«-iit  in  St. 
.Inhn's  (1atli»'dral    -  (Episcopal  i  in    Drnvcr.    inlss-j.   has  ^iv«-n 
nuiiM-roiis  oi'Lran  ivritals  and    dnnt*  much  towards  cnlti\atiim 
musical    taste    in  (1(>lnrado,      i  hose  who  have  dealings   with 
him  lind  him  a  thoroughly  relined   and  reliable  gentleman  in 


J.  P.  Bronk, 

A  resident  ot  Denver  and  one  of  the  most  active  representa- 
tive business  -men  in  this  flourishing  young  city.  Though 
carrying  a  great  weight  of  business  upon  his  shoulders,  he 
does  not  appear  to  be  overloaded,  but  conscious  of  his  ability 
he  moves  among  his  fellows  with  the  self-reliance  of  young 
manhood,  making  all  whom  he  meets  his  friends.  He  was 
born  in  the  rity  of'  Brooklyn,  New  York,  in  1855.  Graduat- 
ing from  the  \Vesleyan  University  of  Connecticut  in  is?r>  he 

red  the  law  department  of  Yale  College  and  graduated 
from  there  in  1S77.  He  is  a  direct  descendent  from  the 
famous  Dutch  family  nf  Knickerbockers  who  were  the 
original  settlers  of  New  York.  Though  Mr.  Mronk  is  not  en- 
titled to  be  classed  as  a  pioneer,  yet  his  sojourn  in  this  State 
ha^  l>een  fruitful  both  to  himself  and  its  people.  He  is 

ident  of  the  Colorado  Land  and  Loan  Company,  which 
Company  besido  their  own  are  managing  properties  for  the 
Del  Nolle  Land  and  Ditch  Company.  Citi/«*ns'  Ditch  and 
Land  Company,  and  Monti  Vista  Town  and  Land  Company. 
all  in  San  Luis  Park:  the  Cncompaghre  (  1anal  Company  in 
re  Valley:  (irand  River  Ditch  and  I'Yuitalm 

"inent  Company,  in  (irand  Valley:  Fort  Morgan  Land 
and  ('anal  Company,  in  Plait.*  Valley,  and  North  Pondre 
Land.  Canal  and  R.->ervoir  Company,  in  Larimer  county. 

allable  and  obliging  gentleman  and  all  t  ' 
•  •oiild    not     have    placed    their    atlairs    in    better 

la.      He  is  intensely  interested  in    his  work  and  combines 
IB  tact  with    the  happy    faculty  of  pleasing  all 

with  whom  he  cornea  into  busii 


118  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


Vernon  Parks  Hastings. 

Mr.  Hastings,  present  City  Auditor,  was  born  June  4, 
1841,  in  the  State  of  Michigan,  and  received  a  common  coun- 
try school  education.  On  the  15th  of  December,  1866,  he  was 
married  to  Miss  Jennie  A.  Bigelow,  in  the  city  of  Denver;  six 
children  have  been  born  to  them.  Mr.  Hastings  ranks  among 
the  pioneers  of  the  State,  first  crossing  the  plains  in  1863  by 
stage-coach,  coming  from  Grunnell,  Iowa,  destined  for  Central 
City.  Denver,  however,  has  been  his  home  the  principal 
part  of  this  time.  Mr.  Hastings  is  a  Republican  in  politics, 
and  has  always  taken  an  interest  in  the  success  of  that  party. 
He  was  City  Clerk  at  one  time,  but  most  of  his  time  has  been 
devoted  to  mercantile  pursuits. 


Hon.  George  Tritch. 

The  gentleman  whose  name  heads  this  sketch  was 
one  of  the  pioneers  of  Colorado,  and  is  the  acknowledged 
father  of  the  hardware  business  in  Denver.  No  more  familiar 
form  has  made  its  daily  appearance  upon  the  streets  of  the 
capital  of  the  State  for  a  quarter  of  a  century  than  that  of 
George  Tritch.  Mr.  Tritch  was  born  in  Baden,  Germany, 
April  26,  1829  The  year  he  first  saw  the  light  of  day  his 
parents  emigrated  to  America,  landing  in  New  York.  They 
did  not  remain  there,  but  made  their  way  to  Chillicpthe,  Ohio, 
at  that  time  the  terminus  of  the  Ohio  canal.  Until  the  age 
of  15  he  remained  with  his  parents,  and  got  such  an  education 
as  the  schools  of  the  place  afforded.  Chillicothe  at  that  time 
was  a  small  village  of  about  2,000  inhabitants.  In  1844  he 
went  to  Cincinnati,  where  he  learned  the  tinner's  trade,  and 
in  1847  went  to  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  He  was  married  in  1848. 

In  1852  he  came  west  to  Muscatine  and  Tip  ton,  Iowa,  where 
he  engaged  in  business.  In  1860  he  became  possessed  of  the 
prevailing  Pike's  Peak  fever.  In  March  he  started  for  the 
new  Eldorado,  the  fabulous  gold  regions,  going  first  to 
Omaha.  Omaha  was  then  a  small  town.  In  April  he  fitted 
out  a  two-horse  wagon,  containing  a  small  supply  of  tinner's 
tools.  Like  all  the  pioneers  of  the  day,  Mr.  Tritch  had  his 
experience  with  the  Indians.  When  the  party  had  reached 
Shinn's  Ferry  Island,  about  sixty -five  miles  from  Omaha, 
they  rested  for  the  Sabbath.  With  charitable  feelings  they 
went  into  camp  and  fed  the  roving  bands  of  Indians  which 
infested  their  camp.  Retiring  for  the  night  they  found  on 
awaking  the  next  morning  that  a  wagon  load  of  provisions 
was  wanting.  This  was  a  sad  loss  to  the  traveling  party  who 


BIOGRAPHICAL  o  »M  I-KN  hi  IM    <>i    <  •«  M.«  >i:.\DO.  1  1 


were    left  to    Lrrub  ahm-    for  the    rest  of  the   journex   as 
they  could.      Mr.    Tritch    arrived    in    Denv-r    on    the  twenty 

»nth  day  of  May  of  the  same  year.     He  opened   up  bu>i 

on  Mlake  Street,  then  tin-  most  important    bus'm> 
of  Denver,  upon  the    same    premises   lately  occupied  by  .1.  8, 
Brown  iV   l.ro.      In  June  he  returned  Kast  for    his  family,  and 
returned    in  August    and    started    business    on    t he  corner  «>f 
fifteenth  and  !Iollada\  .  where  ih--  Colorado  Nati 

l>ank  used  to  !>«•.      In    ISMO  he    ivmo\cd    hi-    l)ii^im-s<    to  the 
corner  ..f  l^ifreentli  and  \\  a/ee,  where  lie    established  a   busi- 

3   wliich    extended    its   intliience  over  all  t  he  Terri tor; 
butary  to  Denver.     His    business    took  in    the   whole  Kocky 
Mountain  region  and  extended  to  New  Mexico.  Wyoming  and 
I'tah.     He    was    tlie    lirst    man    to   introduce  into  t  In-  \l 
Mountain  region  the  use  of  agricultural  ini})lements.    <ucli  as 

ties,  cradles,  plows  and  drills,   threshing  machines,  mow- 

:ud  reajters.  horse  rakes  and  such  machinery  for  agricul- 
tural   purposes    as    are    common  on  our  ranches  to -da\  .      In 
Api-il,  isi'.:?.  under    the    administration  of    Eon.  Amos  Steck, 
Mr.  Trirdi    was  elected  an   Alderman    from    the    First   wi 
He  was  re  elected  in  INM.   when   Hon.  H.  ,!.  I^n-iidlii. 

ted  Mayor.      In   |s?7  Mr.  Tritch  was   eh-cled    Presid- 
The  d'ei-maii  National  bank.      In  1S?('>    he    was   el< 
of  the  1?,  of  the  State  University.     On  the  ni^hi  of  the 

U'reat  Indian  scare  in  lsr>  t.  he  wa<  r.immi<sioiie<l  by  ( lovernor 
John  Kvafis  to  take  command  of  the  (governor's   (  -  and 

d  und«-r  ( 'olonel  (1hi\  inu'lon  during  the  "block  h- 
He    crossed     the     plains    in  coaches   from    I8(r. 

.  and  has  had  many  hair-breadth  escapes  from  Indians. 
Something  over  a  year  aico  lie  removed  his  larire  hardware es- 
tablisnment  to  its  present  location  on  Arapahoe,  near  Seven- 
teenth, He  is  today  at  the  head  of  the  largest  hardware 

ness    Wi  ;he    Mississip]>i  river.      He  is,  and  always 

has  been,  an  enterprising  energetic  and  public  spirited  citi- 
/en.  known  throughout  t  he  ^reat  Kocky  Mountain  r- 
such.  Hi^  name  is  connecte.l  with  many  enter])rises  of  a 
public  nature,  both  of  the  city  and  State.'  Liberal  minded 
aad  generous,  he  commands  the  respect  and  admiration  of 
Denver.  Colorado,  and  its  inhabitants. 


R.  W.  Woodbury. 
M<  Lbury  wrae  born  in  Francestown,  New  Han: 

Mai-c'h    ::.  ISIl.     The    lirst    liv.-  of  his  life  w.-r- 

upon  a  t'ai-m.      In   L846  his  parents  moved    to  the  manufactui- 

•ity  of  Manchester,  where  he  received   a  common  school 


120  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM    OF   COLORADO. 


education,  working  in  the  cotton  mills,  and  attending  school 
alternate  years.  When  quite  a  young  man  he  entered  a 
printing  office  and  learned  the  trade.  At  the  age  of  twenty, 
just  after  the  first  battle  of  Bull  Run,  he  enlisted  as  a  private 
in  the  3rd  New  Hampshire  Infantry,  and  remained  in  the  ser- 
vice to  the  close  of  the  war,  during  which  he  was  promoted 
successively  to  Second  and  First  Lieutenant,  and  finally  to 
the  rank  of  Captain  of  Volunteers.  He  took  part  in  the  ex- 
pedition to  Port  Royal,  S.  C.,  and  served  in  the  "Department 
of  the  South" — including  the  capture  of  Morris  Island  in 
Charleston  Harbor,  and  the  demolition  of  Fort  Sumpter — until 
the  Spring  of  1864,  was  subsequently  transferred  to  Florida, 
and  thence  to  Butler's  Army  of  the  James,  and  participated 
in  the  great  series  of  the  battles  around  Petersburg,  Fort 
Darling  and  north  of  the  James  near  Richmond  during  that 
year;  was  wounded  by  a  "spherical  case"  ball  at  the  "Battle 
of  the  Mine"  in  front  of  Petersburg;  joined  Butler's  expedi- 
tion to  Fort  Fisher  at  the  mouth  of  Cape  Fear  River,  N.  C.,  at 
the  close  of  1864;  also  the  second  expedition  to  the  same 
place,  on  this  occasion,  however,  as  Chief  of  Ordnance  on  the 
staff  of  General  Terry,  with  the  rank  of  Captain,  which  posi- 
tion he  retained  until  the  final  collapse  of  the  rebellion.  Fol- 
lowing this  he  became  interested  in  newspaper  work  and  in 
1866  came  to  Colorado,  where  he  engaged  in  mining butfinal- 
ly  lapsed  into  his  old  calling  in  which  he  remained  until  1882 
when  he  sold  out  all  his  interests  in  the  newspapers  of  the 
State.  Mr.  Woodbury  has  held  no  public  office  except  that 
of  Regent  of  the  State  University,  to  which  position  he  was 
elected  by  the  people  in  1884,  and  now  holds.  During  the 
second  administration  of  Governor  F.  W.  Pitkin  he  was  ap- 
pointed a  Brigadier-General  in  the  Colorado  National  Guard, 
and  was  assigned  to  duty  on  the  executive  staff.  He  has  for 
many  years  taken  a  prominent  part  in  Masonic  affairs,  for 
twelve  years  as  presiding  officer  of  some  of  the  Masonic  or- 
ganizations, including  those  of  Grand  Master  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  Grand  Commander  of  the  Grand  Royal  Arch  Chapter, 
and  Grand  Commander  of  the  Grand  Commandry  For  a 
number  of  years  also,  he  has  been  chairman  of  the  committee 
on  jurisprudence  in  all  those  bodies.  Some  years  ago  the 
"Masonic  Temple  Association"  was  organized,  Mr.  Woodbury 
made  president  of  the  same  and  given  charge  of  the  joint 
financial  and  building  affairs  of  all  the  Masonic  bodies  in 
Denver.  From  the  close  of  the  war  until  1882  the  greater 
part  of  his  time  and  abilities  were  engaged  in  journalism, 
and  in  that  field  he  made  a  record  for  conscientious  zeal  in 
promoting  the  advancement  of  the  city  and  State  of  his  adop- 


BIOGRAPHICAL   <  OMPENDIUM    OF    COLORADO,  KM 

lion,  which  commanded  universal  confidence  and  respect.      It 

this  Qualification,  united  with  rare  talent  for  i  In-  conduct 

of  I*;.  A  hicli  caused  him  t<>  !>'•  eh-ch-d  president 

of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  Hoard  <>t'   T:  position 

wliich    he    has    filled   with  distingui.-hed   abiliu    from  it 

MI  to  the  present  time,  and  will  probably  coiiiiniie  to 

hold  as  ]  tie  shall* consenc  to  of  iat«'  years    he 

\\:o    acquired    much    reputation    as    a    strong    and     eloquent 

xer.     His  addresses  are  iinifonuly   well  considered,  and 

noted  nut  only  for  rhetorical  ••l«>^aini«i  Inn  for  sound  pi'aclical 
news  upon  (jiu-stioiis  of  public  importance.  As  tin-  directing 
lu-ad  of  th«-  I'nioiJ  T.ank.  he  has  brought  to  il  a  prestige 
of  Ion-  experience  as  one  of  the  directors  of  that  institution, 
and  of  success  in  every  undertaking  of  his  life,  thereby 
strengthening  its  credit,  multiplyingits  depositors  ad  elevat- 
ing i  ion  auion^  the  great  banking  houses  of  the  city. 

Raymond  M,  Stevenson, 

The  present  Deputy  Secretary  of  State,  is  perhaps  one  of  tiie 
known  gentlemen  in  the  State.     He  was  born  in  Carlisle, 
Pennsylvania  in  1S40  and  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  that 
State,  finishing  in   the  Dickinson   College,   Carlisle,  Penn- 
sylvania.     !!<•   served   in   the   < Quartermaster's   Department 
during    the   early    part   of   the   war  and  was  an  eflicient  and 
capable  man.     He   came  to   Colorado  in  1868  and  has  ever 
sine.-  be,- u  closely  identified  with  the  political  history  of  the 
State.     11-  was  married  in  is?l  to  Miss  Susan  (\  Edwards,  of 
Pueblo.  Colorado:  they  have  two  children,      (ienera)  Stevenson 
has  at  various  times  held  the  offices  of  Commissioner  of   the 
State  Asylum  for  Insane:  Piivate  Secretary    to  the  Governor; 
Chief  Cli'i-k  of  the  House  of    Kej >resentati ves  for  three  terms: 
AdjutaiiM'eiK-ral  and  now  heputy  Secretary  of  State.     (Gen- 
eral 5  IOD  i-   a  man  above  medium  height,  straight  as  an 
arrow    and   of   commanding    appearance.      Hi*  intimate  con- 
on  with    it.    makes   him  one  of  the  strongest  factors  in 
litics,      His    inlluenc.-    i-    by    no    means  small  in  the 
y    to    which    he    has  pinned  his  fait h.      He  is  and  ha-  al 
an    uncompromising  IJepublican.      Strong  in  his 
id  equally  sirong   in   hi>  dislikes,  he    is  a  formidable 
A  hich  he  in.  mse.      I  lis  wide 
QCe  mak.-s  him  esp.-cially  tit  ted  for  I  he  position  which 
A-  holding  and  tilling  with    so  much  credit  to  hiin 

svith  his  cisnal  foresight    has   chosen  wrell 

the  onerons  duli»-s  attach*  d  to  the  position  of  l)eput;. 

tar\     -an  only  b«-  well  performed  by  a  man  of  wide  .-\  pn  i.-nc.-. 


122  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLOKADO. 


General  Frank  Hall. 

The  well-known  and  popular  gentleman  whose  name  heads 
this  article  first  saw  the  light  of  day  March.  4,  1836,  in  the  city  of 
Poughkeepsie,  .N"ew  York.  Left  an  orphan  at  an  early  age  he  was 
in  charge  of  relatives  in  the  village  of  South  ville,  Connecticut, 
where  he  attended  country  school  for  a  number  of  years.  He 
finished  his  formative  period  with  a  thorough  collegiate  education 
at  the  Kingston  (N.  Y.)  Academy.  Completing  the  course  with 
honor  to  himself,  the  young  man  removed  to  Syracuse,  and  in  the 
winter  of  1858-59  he  accepted  the  position  of  manager  of  a  large 
harness  and  saddlery  house  in  St.  Louis,  remaining  until  1860, 
when,  in  company  with  three  other  adventurous  spirits — one  of 
whom  was  the  secretary  of  the  St.  Louis  Mercantile  Library — he 
crossed  the  plains  to  this  city  via  the  ox-team  route.  The  party  of 
explorers  engaged  in  mining  with  varying  success  for  about  three 
years,  when  Mr.  Hall  bade  adieu  to  that  pursuit  and  in  the  win- 
ter of  1863  became  associated  with  O.  J.  Hollister  in  the  publica- 
tion of  the  Mining  Journal  at  Black  Hawk.  In  the  fall  of  the 
succeeding  year  he  was  honored  by  an  election  to  the  House  of 
Kepresentatives  in  the  Territorial  Legislature,  and  ere  the  close  of 
the  session  was  further  honored  by  an  appointment  as  Secretary 
of  the  Territory  by  President  Johnson,  assuming  the  duties  of  the 
office  on  the  2d  of  May,  1866.  ,  So  faithfully  and  conscientiously 
did  he  discharge  its  onerous  and  responsible  duties  that  he  was 
twice  re-appointed  by  President  Grant,  and  retired  from  the  position 
April  1,  1871,  after  eight  years  of  faithful  service,  during  most  of 
this  period  being  Acting  Governor  of  the  Territory.  It  should  be 
stated  here,  however,  that  in  1865  Mr.  Hall  purchased  an  interest 
in  the  Miner's  Kegister  at  Central  City,  and  a  year  or  two  later 
assumed  entire  editorial  charge.  At  this  time  the  Register  ranked 
as  one  of  the  most  influential  and  profitable  newspapers  in  the  em- 
bryo State  of  Colorado,  and  under  his  guidance  it  wielded  a  great 
power  in  the  many  intensely  exciting  political  campaigns  until 
1877,  when  he  came  to  this  city  to  reside  permanently.  In  June, 
1877,  he  took  charge  of  the  United  States  Marshal's  office  under 
the  administration  of  Judge  P.  P.  Wilcox,  and  a  year  later  became 
managing  editor  of  the  Daily  Evening  Times,  owned  by  General 
R.  W.  "Woodbury,  the  now  president  of  the  Denver  Chamber  of 
Commerce  and  Board  of  Trade.  In  1879  Mr.  Hall  retired  from 
the  paper  to  engage  in  the  business  of  Mining  Engineering  in  con- 
junction with  Mr.  J.  Alclen  Smith,  the  State  Geologist,  which 
partnership  continues  to  this  day.  In  the  winter  of  the  preceding 
year  he  received  the  appointment  of  Adjutant-General  of  the  State 
by  Governor  F.  W.  Pitkin,  and  served  for  two  years,  during  which 


BIOGBAPHIOA1   c«  »M  I'KM'i  i  \i    OF   roi.oKADO.  138 


•  laid  the  foundation  for  the  piv-ent   unrhalled  oiyani/at  ion 

Colorado   National  (.uard.     II. •    wa>  urgently  solicited  to 


time  he 

of  the 

accept  a  iv  appointment  at   the  completion  of  his  term  uf  otlice.  hut 

declined.       He  ha>  he.-n  closelj  and    con-picn«nisl  y    identified  with 

theoviieral    Mini   e-pecial  I  V  t  he    political    history     ,,!'     til!  'Yon! 

•  up  to  hi>  retirement   from    active  journalism  in   L879,  andhafi 

I.eeii  a   \alued  coiit  ri  1  Mltor  to  the   piv»  in     a  ovuei'al   way    fn-n: 
time  until  the  pre-ent.       He    has     ne\t-r   -onoht     otlice.    an«l    to    hi- 
honor  IK-  it  >ai<l  that  hi>  nomination    and    election    to    the   1.. 
ture  in    l^t'.  1   W8&  ac'-ompli>he<l  almost  entirely  without    hi-    kno\\. 
le<lj_r(.      :,n,l       his       appointment      with       the       Secretary      ••!'      the 
Tei-ritoi-N      WAS     ohtaim-(l      without      his      consent,     and 
cepted     only     hecaiise     of     the     ure/ency     of    the     leader-     of     the 
Uepuhlican     party,    who.    1'nrseeino;   a    conflict      without     President 
Johnson,  demanded  that  he  accepl  and  retain  the  position.     When 
the  contlict  came,  some  few  months  later,  the  President    undertook 
move     him.    hut    the    Senate    ivl'iisin.  ulii-m  a 

,-al   Hall  remained  in  oilier.       Doth    re-appointment-    hy   ' 
eraMii-ant  wej-e  wlmlly  unsolicited,  and  in     fact    he    knew  nothing 
of  tli^-  matter  until  lit''  saw  the    announcement    in    the  retnda: 

^patches.       Cnder    the  (  )ro-aiiic  Act  of    th 
i-etai-y    l.ecame    Acting    (ioverimr    and    a--ume«l    the 
duties    of    that    oilice    in     addition    tohis<.wn.      A>t- 

•  portion  of  the  time  the  -. 

ecuti  -arilv  devolved  upon  him.   and  il 

matter  of  history  tha  1OU8  Indian  trotihle-    o\ved  tlu-ir  *up- 

ion  la!'jj[fly  to  the  \viseand  Conservative    mea-ure-  adopted   hy 

rentleman.     On  the  8th  of  May,  1  Qera]  Hall  was  elect- 

ed to  the  position  of  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade  hy  the  I1, 

of  Directors,  and  entered   at    once    n«»n    the   work  of  ..iv-anixinji 


what  is  to-day  the  most   powerful  and    intluential    Association 
instituted  in   Denver  or  the  State.       In.  Inly  he  i--ued  his  first  An- 
nual    lieport,    and    similar    volume.-    were    puhlished  in   Isv")  and 
'.all  heine/  replete  with  extremely  \aluahle  statistical  informa- 
tion, complied  in  the  admiraMe  style  of  the  horn  journalist  .      < 
eral    Hall   is  a  man  of  pleasino".  atl'ahle  and  courteous  manner,  with 
a  magnetic  personality  that  at   once  attracts  all   person^  with  whom 

he  c.  contact. 


S.  B.  Wright. 

M  -  -lit.  the  well-known  ne\\  sdealer  and  statio 

•h  and  I.awi-.  'lion^lj  not  lioiirino-  mile: 

puhli<-  man.  i-  one  of  the  ^.lid  citizene  of  Denver.     He  « 


124  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM    OF   COLORADO. 


in  Ohio  April,  1837,  and  was  educated  at  the  United  Presbyterian 
College,  of  Monmouth,  Illinois,  where  1,200  students  were  in  at- 
tendance at  one  period.  Mr.  Wright  came  from  Texas  to  Colo- 
rado in  1879,  landing  here  with  but  $56,  and  on  that  capital  start- 
ed in  the  stationery  and  news  business,  and  has  since  built  up  the 
largest  retail  business  in  the  city,  and  is  considered  amongst  the 
solid  and  substantial  men  of  the  city.  He  is  married  and  the 
father  of  one  child. 


Frederick  Stevenson, 

Precentor  of  St.  John's  Cathedral  and  professor  of  voice  culture, 
whose  music  room  is  now  at  No.  5  Waugh  block,  Denver,  is  assisting 
materially  in  developing  the  musical  talent  of  our  State.  Mr. 
Stevenson  was  born  at  Newark,  Nottinghamshire,  England,  and 
was  educated  at  St.  John's  College,  Hurstpierpoint,  after  graduat- 
ing from  the  celebrated  choir  school  of  St.  Mary's  parish  church, 
Newark — then  conducted  by  Dr.  Dearie.  He  was  married  in 
1873  to  Miss  Mary  Jordan  Ford,  at  Blackheath,  London,  England, 
by  Rev.  H.  Martyn  (now  Dean)  Hart;  four  children  have  bee»  born 
to  them.  Mr.  Stevenson  subsequently  studied  for  a  musical  career 
tinder  Mr.  Edwin  Thirtle,  of  Boston  parish  church,  later  still  wTith 
Mr.  Samuel  Reay,  Mus.  Bac.  Oxon,  then  of  Bury,  Lancashire,  and 
now  of  Newark,  and  still  more  recently  with  Dr.  Macfarren,  Pro- 
fessor of  Music  in  the  University  of  Cambridge  and  Principal  of 
the  Royal  Academy  of  Music,  and  with  Dr.  Bridge,  of  West- 
minister Abbey.  He  practiced  his  profession  very  successfully  in 
London  for  fifteen  years,  and  was  until  he  left  for  this  country 
(contemporaneously  with  the  greatest  singing-masters  of  the  day) 
Professor  of  Yoice  Culture  and  Theory  in  the  Blackheath  (Lon- 
don) Conservatoire  of  Music.  An  offer  from  Dean  Hart  and  his 
vestry  induced  Mr.  Stevenson  to  leave  England  in  November, 
1883,  to  take  up  the  appointment  of  Precentor  of  St.  John's 
Cathedral,  Denver,  which  position  lie  still  holds.  The  Cathedral 
services  are  modeled  upon  those  of  the  great  Eno-lish  cathedrals, 
and  their  high  standard  under  the  present  Precentor's  direction  is 
not  only  known  to  residents  of  the  State,  but  Eastern  visitors  are 
constantly  spreading  their  fame  through'  the  country,  and  'the  most 
eminent  musical  critic  of  the  age,  Mr.  Joseph  Bennett,  has  twice, 
through  the  medium  of  the  Musical  Times,  made  known  to  the 
European  world  his  unhesitating  opinion  that  the  voluntary  choir 
of  Denver  Cathedral  ranks  first  in  the  United  States,  and  ''would 
easily  hold  its  own  with  the  cathedral  choirs  of  England."  Mr. 
Stevenson  devotes  himself  entirely  to  his  cathedral  duties  and  to 


BIOGRAPHIC  \i.   «  oMi'i  \MI  M    OF   «  OLOBADO, 

if    hi>  choS6D    |  cult  u  re.    ami    in    thi- 

in   the  former.   In-    i-  eminently  capahle.  a-   In-    thoroughly 
under.-tand.-  tin-  Italian  method  ,,f  producing,  fmno  and  devel. 
tin-  :    to  tin-  hie!, 

well  kno\\  n  ha-  M'.  Stevenson  become  in  thi-  I. ranch  that  all  his 
time  i-  taken  uj,  with  vocal  .-t  udent .-.  and  ti  :\ino  in-true 

tions  under  him  ha\  e  mn\  hiring  ,-\  idence  that   he  IB  master   of    his 

art.     M r.  Str\eii-on  i-  ahout    to  erect  a  handsome  residence  and 

e,  detached  Study  at  South    Kifteenth  -treet   and  ( 'a|»it«»|  a\-rnnc. 

Wilbur  Fisk  Stone. 

Wilbur  Fisk Stone  \va>  ln.ni  in  Ijtchticld,  ( 'uimtM-tirut.  nf  JIMI- 

"f  1-lii^lish  drit^in:  his  I'athrr  ll«»n:-r  Bishop  Stone,  and  hi>  mother 

].ind>le\)    lu-ino-    de>cendent>    of     gome     «'f    the  earliest 

families  of  the   Hartford  colonv.       When    BIX  M     hi-  father 

moved  into  \ve-tern    New   V..rk.  S.H.M  aftei-    to    Miehio-an.  and   then 

iint\,   Indiana.      S.M.H  after  thi>.   I<»\\a  WBfi    oj.t-ned  up 

to  the  tide  of  emigration  and    another    nio\c    \\a-    made  in    1^11   to 

the  far  \\'e-t.  and  a    >ettlej;ient    made    upon    the    new    oo\ ci-nment 

lands  at  Oskaloosa,  Iowa,  then  a  Territory.     Here  the   sul»j«-ct    of 

tlii-  >ketrh  lived  alumt  >i\  years,  working  <>n  the  farm,  when,  he- 
in«r  tlien  al»oiit  seventeen  year-  of  age,  he  obtained  permi»ion  of 
hi-  parent- t..  return  to  Indiana  for  the  purp<  :  no  t. .  -ehool. 

After  a  two  year-'  eour-e  at  a  ln>y's  academ y  in  liuslivillf,  Indiana, 
supporting  him-elf  as  an  assistant  teachei'.  he  entere«l  colh^ 
A-lmry  I 'ni\  ei--it  \ .  ( i  i-eeiica-t  Ie.  where  lie  continued  until  the 
hi»enior  year.  \\'hile  hei'e  he  earned  his  tuition  \}\ 
writing  pri/r  essays,  ami  paid  his  other  e\pen>e>  liy  teaching  eoiin- 
tr\  -diool>  durin.  acations,  where,  in  the  mu^h  1«»^  >eh<.ol- 

•ip  creek  he  met  with  all  the  varied  exper 

dioolmaster."     I "p""  tMl>  occurence  of  what 

locally  known  as  the  --.-indents  rt-lu-lli* »u"  of    A-l>ury  in   1866, 
'.  ith  the  majority  of  hi.-  da.-.-,  left   that    institution  and  enl 
the  -enior  cla--  of  the  State  I' ni\  ei-.-it  v.  at    Bloomington,  whei'e    he 
i    in    course.       H<-     then     .-tudied    law.     and      -ul-e,|  u,-nt  ly 
iated   in    the    law    department  of  the  State  I  Hi\  er.-it  y,  h:: 

;   in    the     meant:!  a  College  tutor  in  the 

.  -ntrilmt. 

it  in  the  .-ecoml 

Upon    the    p 

coniinn.-d  !,[^  c, -nt  rihut  ion-  t..  the  press,  finally  driftr 

litor  "f    '  \ehra-k 

Id.)       II-  •'•«!  I»v  the  wonderful  •  the 


126  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM    OF   COLORADO. 

city  concerning  the  Eldorado  of  the  West,  he,  in  company  with 
some  comrades,  started  in  1860  for  Colorado.  Traveling  by  the 
ox-team  route  after  six  weeks  of  toil  they  arrived  among  the  rude 
log  cabins  which  then  covered  the  site  of  Denver.  From  here  he 
footed  it  on  the  trail  one  hundred  miles  through  the  mountains  to  the 
Tarayall  mines,  sleeping  on  the  ground  wherever  night  overtook 
him,  as  was  the  custom.  Five  years  were  spent  in  the  South  Park 
country,  about  the  foot  of  Mt.  Lincoln,  prospecting,  exploring,  min- 
ing and  practicing  law.  Upon  the  organization  of  Colorado  as  a 
Territory  he  was  chosen  to  represent  the  county  of  Park  in  the 
Legislative  Assembly,  which  met  at  Colorado  City  in  the  summer  of 
1862.  Subsequently  in  1864  he  again  served  as  a  member  of  the 
legislature  from  the  same  county.  From  1862  to  1866  he  acted  as 
Assistant  LTnited  States  Attorney  for  Colorado,  having  been  ap- 
pointed as  such  by  General  Sam.  E.  Browne,  the  then  United 
States  Attorney  of  Colorado.  The  novel  incidents  and  stirring  ad- 
ventures of  frontier  life;  the  anecdotes  of  the  bench  and  bar,  as 
they  traveled  in  wagons  and  on  horseback  over  an  area  of  country 
three  hundred  miles  long  and  some  hundreds  wide,  campingon  the 
plains,  in  the  mining  camps  of  the  mountains,  and  among  the 
Spanish- Mexicans  of  the  Arkansas  and  Rio  Grande  Valleys,  would 
fill  a  volume  itself  with  the  most  entertaining  branch  of  the  history 
of  those  early  days.  And  just  here  it  is  worthy  of  remark  that 
the  bar  of  Colorado  during  those  early  years  was  equal,  in  point  of 
ability,  with  that  which  ever  adorned  any  western  State;  and  that 
amid  the  hundreds  of  the  legal  profession  who  throng  the  courts  of 
the  State  to-day,  the  old  common  law  members  of  the  first  seven 
years  of  Colorado  jurisprudence  have  been  excelled  by  no  later 
addition;  and  as  a  rule  are  still  the  leaders  at  the  bar  throughout 
the  State.  In  the  winter'  of  1865-6,  Mr.  Stone  made  a  trip  to  the 
States  and  married  Miss  Sallie  Sadler,  of  Bloomington,  Indiana,- 
and  upon  his  return  to  Colorado  in  the  spring  of  1866  with  his 
wife,  settled  at  Pueblo,  where  he  has  continued  to  reside,  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  law  until  he  came  on  the  supreme  bench  in  1877. 
He  has  been  one  of  the  most  active  in  promoting  the  settle- 
ment and  developing  the  resources  of  southern  Colorado.  He  was 
the  first  District  Attorney  of  the  Third  Judicial  District,  and  has 
held  various  positions  of  public  trust  and  duty  connected  with  the 
industrial  and  educational  institutions  of  the  Territory  and  State. 
In  connection  with  Governor  Hunt  and  General  Palmer,  he  was 
one  of  the  most  active  promoters  of  the  Denver  and  Rio  Grande 
Railway,  and  was  the  attorney  of  that  company  up  to  the  time  he 
went  on  the  bench.  Together  with  Henry  0.'  Thatcher,  the  first 
Chief-Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court,  and  who  was  also  a  leading 


i«MJ!:AriiH'A  i  \IHIM    01    COLORS  D 


"f     I'uel.lo,  he     wa>     ..lit-    ..I'    tli''  foremost     v  ;ithe 

luiil-  Iroad   int«>    < 

-•I1  the  <  'onstitnl  ntion 

h.  in  tin-    winter  .     framed     tin-    t  .....  -titntion  i 

which  th-  idmitted    into    tin-   I  'nion.       I 

•i    of    tli.  nominated  on  tin-   I  >einocrat  ic 

Jididate    I'm-   .-lie    of   tin-  three    jndov>  ,,f  tin-  >u  preme 

tin-    tir  election,    at     which    howe\er    the    entire 

6  ticket   wa-  defeated.      The  I'.  >\  1<  »\\  i  no-  year,  .Imloe 

V..    T.    \\"e!U,   ..f   the   >llprellie  hel.cll.    \vln»   lield    fur   the     loll"     term    <»f 

nine  ie<l  his  position  in  time  for  the  general  election  «•[ 

"•r.    L8t7,      'I'lu-  l>:ir  <>t'  the  State  c.»ncei\ino-  that  the  int. 

•  •11  as  the  dio-iiitv  and  purity  «'j'    the  Ix-nch,  would 
he  lu-st  >nl)>ei-\ed  \>\  keeping    the  election     of    th<i     judiciary  aloof 
from  the  control  of  party  nomination,  took  the  matter  in  hand  and 
d  a  convention  of    lawyers,   \vhich  met  at    Colorado  sp. 
ilted  in  the  nomination  of  Mi-.   Stone.     Tin-  ('«-ntr:il 
.lournal.  noticing  tin-  fact  in  the  initial  article  of   the  week  I'ullow- 
.  o.   \...  T.'.i  remarks:      --'rhe  political  man:iovr>   in  Colo- 
-ihle  tliinir.  an<l  once  worthy  -al  imita- 

tion.     The  chairman  of  the  central  committeo   of  thetw..  political 

ae.-ree<l  that   in  c;i>e  any  candidate  for  tl: 
of  the  Supreme  ('oiirt   >lu»uld  !••  e  unaiiimou- 

-iijtport  of  t'1  Mlion  of  lawyer.-  which  had    lieen  called  i 

nominations  would  he  made. 
'id.led  and  nominated    Hon.  Will.  ;M- 

Pue:  ,'h  a  compliment  paid  to  a  lawyer  1>\     hi-  profe-.-ional 

hrethren.    >hould     l.e  moi'e    o-ratifyino;    than  a  do/en    parly    noini- 
ind  we  ha\'e  no    douht    that,     in  'tlii-  il   will  Le  fol- 

lowed h\  -:ion  without  opposition."     A  upon, 

•d  without  opposition,   and  nioyed  to   1),-' 

the  pre-eiit  capital,     where    he    now     re-ide>.       I  le  ha-  one  child,    a 
\Vilhur    !•'.  Stone,  jr..  horn  at     I'uel.lo    in     lsr,7.    n,»w  in  his 
in    Ilar\ai'd    1  "nix  er-it  y. 

Shadrach  K.  Hooper. 

^.  K  .  1  1-  mt  of  tl] 

tia,  in    1s  i  1  . 
'mm.'ii    >di. 

!    ntil   ,1  iii 

ilroad.      .  MI  her.    1 


128  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 

From  December  1,  1867,  to  March,  1868,  he  occupied  the  position 
of  Chief  Clerk  in  the  general  ticket  office  of  the  Louisville,  New 
Albany  &  Chicago  Railroad.  From  March,  1868,  to  February, 
1872,  he  was  General  Ticket  Agent  of  the  same  road.  From 
December  1,  1873,  to  December  31,  1879,  he  was  General  Ticket 
Agent  of  the  Fort  Wayne,  Jackson  &  Saginaw  Railroad.  From 
January  1,  1880,  to  March,  1882,  he  was  Assistant-General  Pas- 
senger Agent  of  the  Hannibal  &  St.  Joseph  Railroad.  From  that 
time  up  to  May  15,  1884,  he  was  General  Passenger  and  Ticket 
Agent  of  the  same  road.  In  May,  1884,  he  was  made  General 
Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent  of  the  Central  Iowa  Railroad.  He 
was  appointed  General  Passenger  Agent  of  the  Denver  &  Rio 
Grande  Railway  in  June,  1884,  and  has  held  that  position  up  to 
the  present  time.  Aside  from  the  steady  strides  he  has  made  in 
railroad  positions,  Major  Hooper  has  an  army  record  still  more 
meritorious.  His  ancestor,  William  Hooper,  was  a  signer  of  the 
Declaration  of  Independence.  Between  the  age  of  fifteen  and 
twenty-one  Mr.  S.  K.  Hooper  was  on  the  Mississippi  river,  having 
been  apprenticed  to  learn  steamboat  engineering.  At  the 
breaking  out  of  the  war  he  enlisted  in  Company  E,  Twenty-third 
Indiana  Volunteers,  as  a  private,  but  was  soon  promoted  from  the 
ranks  and  served  as  Major  until  the  close  of  the  war,  during  which 
time  he  was  engaged  in  the  most  important  battles  of  the  war, 
having  fought  at  Fort  Donaldson,  Fort  Henry,  Shiloh,  the  seige  of 
Corinth,  all  the  battles  of  the  entire  seige  of  Yicksburg,  Hatch 
river,  and  was  with  Sherman  in  his  famous  march  "from  Atlanta 
to  the  sea."  Under  Sherman's  command  he  also  took  part  in  the 
two  Carolina  campaigns,  until  the  close  of  the  war,  having  taken 
part  in  over  thirty  pitched  battles.  Major  Hooper  is  a  married  man, 
and  is  the  father  of  two  children.  Personally  Major  Hooper  is 
one  of  the  most  genial  of  men,  and  numbers  friends  in  every  State 
and  Territory  of  the  Union.  He  is  possessed  of  intense  energy, 
is  one  of  the  hardest  working  men  in  the  State  and  yet  always  finds 
time  to  be  hearty  and  cordial  and  to  meet  every  man  on  a  fair  and 
square  basis  without  any  red  tape  or  unnecessary  formality. 
.Major  Hooper  has  doubtless  done  more  for  Colorado  than  any 
other  man  in  the  State,  during  the  same  period  of  time,  for  he  has 
advertised  it  from  Australia  clear  around  the  world,  and  thousands 
of  tourists  and  hundreds  of  permanent  residents  have  been  brought 
to  the  Centennial  State  through  this  means.  In  railroad  business 
Major  Hooper  carries  the  dash  and  fearlessness  of  the  soldier,  and 
by  the  sterling  qualities  of  his  intellect  and  the  kind  impulses  of 
his  heart  conquers  difficulties  and  makes .  friends  at  the  rate  of 
sixty  miles  an  hour. 


BIOGBAPHIOAL   c<  »M  I-KXIUIM    OK    OOLOBADO, 


Rudolph  Frederic  Price, 

'The  (ierrnan  !  ran-lation  <»f  the  name   ben 

in    i:  (irand    Durii\-   of  Mecklenburg  Schwerin,  ( 

many.    <  totobei  ad    is  d  d  from  an  hon 

family,  which  braced  its  I'm*  -k  to  Wales,  of  tin-  l>riti-h 

>n,  under  the  name  of   Price  in  tin-  iv'm-n   of  Richard 

111.     (  )n  of    tin-  family  tree,    for  B0< 

and   lav>  id  both 

irrandfather  and  father,  respectively,  held  tin-  file  i>o>ition  of 
May  Dr.  1'  lucation  at    tin- 

>ck  and  at   1'archin  ( I  yinna^i  n  BCk- 

in.      In   his   I'iu'httMMitli    ycai-   lni   tnatricni, 
a  ni"dical  -  .    rcniainini;-    iln'p-    Ton 

At  ti  'ii  of  that  linnj    In-    ivtin-in-d    to    Mecklenburg 

Sch\v  her    one  year  or  th 

cord  i  .-diicaiional  excellence  acunired.  and 

'  inity  with  I  he  law  many.      At  tin-end   of 

ervice  he  was  di^char'_red  with  the  rank  of  Lieutenant. 

it    Hamlmnj;    and    Rostock,  he 
the    highest    honors,    and    then  came  to  rhe 
arriving    in    New  York  City  October  6,  i 

irs,  and  then  went  to  Philadelphia. 

In  ISf.l   he  sailed  for  San  HYancisco.  California, and  reina 

fhere  until  the  fall  of  1SC.S.      \Vhen    war    between  France  and 

lany  \va>  «leclar<'d.  Dr.  Price    offered    his    services  to  his 

native  count  -on.  and  they  were  accepted,  and  heat 

iL   via    New    York.      After   s"rvinur  through  that 

short  hut  decisive  conilict,    he    returned   to  the  United  S- 

and  in  \'ir^riuia  ( 1ity.  Nevada,  where    he  successfully 

practiced    medicine,    and    by   also    eiiLcairinir  in  mini nic  soon 

amassed  a  fortune  ()f   s-j()<),000.     Continuous  hut    injudicious 

mining    >j>eculations    soon    decreased    his    wealth,   when  the 

as  fire  of  L876,  which  total!  v  d  id  Virginia  City, 

him  almost  p.-nniless.      From  there    he  went  to  Portland, 

:on.  to  l)»'_irin  anew    in  the  stiiiiru'le  fora  competency,  and 

liar  th"  writer  1  ;   Dr.  Price  and  had 

I'  his  i nt  i  in-  thasa  family  pnysician, 

health  of    his   children    at    this    time  attests.      In 

to  D.-avrr.  win-re  he  established  his  |>res- 

tice    he    is     once    more    accumnl 

to  $  -r  month.  i;  rictly  homoeopathic,  and  mi 

hrpnic  and   Qervou 

an  arm;  n  in  the  |-'i  ;an    war.     Dr.    I' 


130  BIOGRAPHICAL  COMPENDIUM  OF  COLORADO. 


graduate  of  the  University  Philippma,   Marburg,   Germany; 
Iraduate  of  the  California  Medical  College  (Eclectic),  Oak- 
land, California;  life  member  of  the  Eclectic  Society  of  the 
California  Medical  College,  Oakland,   Gal.;  and  member  of 
the  Alameda  County  Medical  Society,  Oakland;  Cal. 
destitute  and  suffering  he  is  a  benefactor,  and  few  physicans 
there  are  whose  services  have  been  given  oftener  to  the  pool 
-and  needy.     In  July,   1882,  he  was  married  to  a  most  estim- 
able young    lady,    Miss    Ida     Diamond,   daughter  of  Mr. 
James  Diamond,  of  Chicago,   Illinois;  they  have  one  beaut 
ful  three^year-old  daughter.    The  doctor  owns  a  handsome 
residence  on  Champa  street,  near  Twenty-second       le  is  still 
hale  and  hearty,  and  looks  forward  to  a  long  and  useful 
in  the  direct  interest  of  his  family  and  in  humanity  in  general. 

Isham  White, 

Corporation  Counsel  of  the  city  of  Driver,  is  a  ma*  of  fin  e 
appearance,  without  a  superfluous  corporation^  Mr.  White 
waf  born  in  Rome,  Oneida  county,   New  York  December  10, 
1R50  and  was  educated  first  at  the  common  schools  and  then 
at  Tenniiig's  Seminary,  Aurora,  Illinois,    He  was  married  to 
Miss  Elelnor  Pride,  of  Chicago,  Illinois  in  1878.     Mr.  White 
fe  a  staunch  Republican,  and  with  pride  refers  to  the  fact 
hat  his  father  was  an  Abolitionist,  and  also  traces  his  ances- 
tral line  back  to  the  landing  of  the  Mayflower  at  Plymouth 
Rook  and  on  his  maternal  side  the  pure  blood  of  Scotland 
Jews'  Through  his  veins.    For  sixteen  years  he  has  been  in 
rtinuons  fnd  active  practice  of  the  law,  and  is  regarded  as 
«n  able  and  conscientious  barrister.     Previous  to  the  present 
™sUion  of  Corporation  Coansel  he  has  held  many  other  pf- 
of  trast  and  it  is  safe  to  say   that  his  political  m- 
nce  and  prominence  will  always  keep  him  forward  for 
irirlri  that  he  may  aspire  to.     In  personal  appearance 
Stall and %  bu^  wu£  such  a  decided  air  of  a  profes- 
linnal  actor  as  to  be  conspicuously  noticeable     He  is  a  good 
ntertaining  conversationalist,  and  a  man  of  such 
Sugence  £  he  willll ways  win  for  himself  the  highest  re- 
gards of  the  community. 

Rt.  Rev.  J.  P.  Machebeuf'. 

Rev    Joseph    Projectus    Machebeuf,    Vicar  Apos- 
Sado,  was  born  Aug  11, 1812,  in  Riom,  in  theDe- 
t  of  Puyde  Dome,  Prance.    He  was  educated  in  the 
of  tha  city  and  in  the  Seminary  of  St.  Sulpice,  where 


COMPENDIUM    01    OOLOBADO  131 


>rdained  a  priest  December  i«;.  L836,  and  was  appoint- 
ed in  charge  of  a  }>aris!i,  aear  Clermont,  remaining  there  three 

apany  with    Most     \\  -v.  .).  I1,.  Lam_ 

Santa  Fe.  N"ew  MeXlOO,  he  came  to  Ameri'-a.  and  on  the  1st 
Of  January,  1840,  he  went  tO  Sandusky.  Ohio,  and  then 

•rani  .ition  an<l  built  the  first  Catholic  church, 

II.-  !    of    missionary    life    in  ( )hio.  during 

which  time  he  bnill  several  churches.  When  Father  Lainy, 
who  was  then  pastor  of  Covington,  Kentucky,  was  app<>: 

Oho  of  \.-\v  Mexico,  he  ur^ed  Father  Macheheiif 
to  accompany  him  to  New  Mexico,  as  Vicar  (General.  After 
months  of  weary  travel  from  New  Orleans,  under  esco] 

ps    kindly   'tendered    by    (i.-m-ral    Haruey.    they  reached 

Santa   Fe   in  August,    L859,  having  traveled  over  800  miles, 

through  the  then  wilderness  of  Texas.  The  Hishop  soon 
after  returned  t<>  France  and  left  Very  IJev.  .!.  P.  Madiebeuf 
in  charireof  the  ecclesiastical  atl'airs  of  the  Territory  for  two 
years.  In  1S.">S  he  was  sent  to  Ari/ona,  to  take  charge  of  the 
old  missions  which  had  been  established  by  the  early  -Jesuit 
and  Franciscan  missionaries  amonir  the  Pi  mas,  the  Papagos, 
and  other  Indian  tribes  In  is.v.)  the  Territory  of  Colorado 
dto  Bishop  Lamy's  charge,  and  Very  Kev.J.  P. 
Mach'dM-uf  was  appointed  to  look  after  thi  >n,  and  here 

labors   and    useful    work  has  .been   too  ive  to  be 

enui:  in   this   book.     In  1866  Colorado  was  created  a 

vicariate  a})ostolic,  and  in  1808  he  received  his  official 
appointment  from  Rome  as  havin  D  ele\. 

to  the  dignity  of  \'icariat«i  A])ostclic  of  Colorado,  and  on  the 
K'.th  of  August  of  that  year  ne  was  consecrated  in  the  new 
Cathedral  in  Cincinnati,  by  Archbishop  Purcell.  Rev.  J.  B. 
U  iv.  riv.  his  nephew,  was  chosen  as  his  vicar-general.  The 
many  churches,  educational  ediiices,  hospitals  and  charitable 
institutions  now  under  his  jurisdiction  are  standingwitnesses 
to  his  pietv  and  /eal.  OM  the  IDth  of  December  last  he  cele- 
brated  the  fiftieth  universary  of  his  ordination  to  the  priest- 

1,  and  was  the  recipient  of  many  well-deserved  and  dis- 
tinctive honors  on  that  occasion.  Rev.  Father  Mauweny,  S. 
.[..  the  most  eloquent  ]>riest  in  the  western  country,  delivered 
the  oration  of  the  day.  and  Rev.  Father  Mat//,  one  of  the 
pioneer  priests,  whose  learning  and  piety  has  been  a  c; 
alike  to  himself  and  the  Church,  presented  a  congratulatory 
address  and  a  substantial  tfift  of  coin  from  the  rleixry.  liish- 

op Machebeaf, though   well  advanced  in  years,   is   in 

health  a  10  labor  for  many    years  in  the  in- 

! nirch. 


132  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


James  Benton  Grant, 

Governor  J.  B.  Grant,  the  first  Democrat  who  occupied  the 
Gubernatorial  Chair  of  the  State  of  Colorado,  was  born  in 
Alabama,  January  2,  1848,  and  received  his  education  first  at 
the  Agricultural  College  of  Iowa,  then  attended  the  Cornell 
University,  and  also  spent  two  years  at  the  School  of  Mines 
in  Frieburg,  Germany.  During  the  war  and  previous  to  go- 
ing to  Germany,  though  but  a  boy  in  years,  he  served  in  the 
Confederate  army  from  the  time  of  Sherman's  march  to  the 
sea  until  the  close  of  the  war.  In  1877  Governor  Grant  came 
to  Colorado  and  opened  an  assay  office  near  Georgetown.  In 
1878  he  went  to  Leadville,  and  in  connection  with  his  uncle, 
Mr.  James  Grant,  of  Davenport,  Iowa,  founded  the  Grant 
Smelter  in  that  city.  In  1880  Messrs.  Edward  Eddy  and  W. 
H.  James  purchased  the  interest  of  Mr.  James  Grant,  of  Da- 
venport. The  business  continued  prosperous  under  the  new 
firm  until  1882,  when  the  smelter  was  burned  down.  The 
company  then  decided  to  rebuild  the  works  near  Denver,  and 
by  the  reenforcement  of  capital  in  consolidating  with  the 
Omaha  Smelting  Co.,  the  extensive  works  now  known  as  the 
O  maha  and  Grant  Smelter  was  erected  near  Denver.  Governor 
Grant  was  married  on  the  21st  of  January,  1881,  to  Miss  Mary 
Goodell,  of  Leadville  ;  one  child  has  been  born  to  them.  The 
Governor  has  always  been  an  active  Democrat,  though  per- 
sistently refusing  to  accept  offices,  as  his  business  interests 
would  materially  interfere  with  the  many  offers  that  have  been 
tendered  him  by  his  party  ;  his  acceptance  of  Governorship 
for  1883-4,  at  the  pressing  solicitation  of  friends,  being  an  ex- 
ception to  the  rule.  Were  we  to  devote  our  space  to  fulsome 
flattery,  certainly  Governor  Grant  would  be  entitled  to  a  large 
share  of  it,  as  his  personal  worth  and  friendship  is  esteemed 
by  the  best  men  in  social  and  political  circles. 


W.  D.  Mann. 

W.  D.  Mann,  the  General  Agent  of  the  Chicago,  Rock  Is- 
land &  Pacific,  was  born  in  San  Francisco  in  1855.  He  en- 
tered the  railroad  service  in  the  latter  part  of  1870  as  tele- 
graph operator  at  a  small  station  on  the  Central  Pacific  road. 
From  that  time  to  1876  he  was  employed  as  operator  and 
agent  for  the  Central  Pacific  road  at  nearly  every  station, 
with  the  exception  of  six  months,  when  he  was  employed  by 
the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Company.  In  1876  he  resigned 
from  the  Central  Pacific  road  and  accepted  a  position  on  the 
Virginia  &  Truckee  Railroad,  with  headquarters  at  Carson 


BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM    01   COLORADO. 


('ir\  .  II.-  work. -d  on  this  road  until  December  81,  1SS-'.  till- 
in^  tli»-  positions  of  telegraph  operator,  train-dispatcher, 
ti'-k'  •  bhe  General  1'a^  and 

irtment.     II  ned   at    that   tim>-  the 

-an  Francisco.      II"  held   i  nion    until    tin-  fob 

louin-   May.   when   he   was  appointed  Colorado Passeii 

.  ;ock  Island  iV   1'acilic,  with   head^uar 

M   June  of  the  following  year  he  was  ap 

it,   which    posb  has  since  in-ld. 

!  leaver  Club,  and    his  LT'-nial  disp 

•<l  liiin   !  [role  ol'    the    most    f<t«MMIird 

Mr.    Mann    was    marrird    in     Carson     ( 
in   Niarch,  1881,  to  Miss  Rachel   Sailer,  of  Philadel- 
phia,  [Vnnsylvani 

Robert  R.  Wright, 

ial  junior  partner  of  the  linn  of  SkininT  1 

^V  Wriirlit.  of  Denvi-r.  i>  a  man  whom  to  know,  is  to  lik»'.     ll«- 

'•ntithMi  to  b«.  called  a  pioneer    having    ci)ine  into 

the  \\Vsi  in  ls?-J.     He  was  born  August  K>,  1 

at  Willhrahani.  Mass..  finishing  his  education  at  theWesleyan 

Arad'-mv  in  tin-  same  town.     Mr.  Wright   was  inarritMl  June 

3  Molli.  Ke,  daughter  oi'    Rev.  Kdward 

ni    of    liie    Wesley n     Academy,  Wilbraham. 

Ma>-.:    tlit-y    ha\e    three    children.     He   began    his  business 

r  in  isr.o  in  which  year    lie    went    to   Springfield.  M. 
wh.-re  he  obtained  employment  in  a    book  and  wholesale  no- 
tion    1m  ined   until     the    ..peniim-    of    the    war 
wh.-n  In-  enlishMl  in  the  Mh  Massachusetts  Uegiment.  <erving 

-»t' tin-  war.      In    lMi<»    lie    returned   to 

am    and    engaged    in    merchantil.  with  liis 

r       In  the  spriiiLr  ol'  ISi'.l).  he  was  elected  Town  ( 'lerk  and 

•r  which  offii  ii«'ld  until  1S7^,  when   he    came  to 

.      In    the    fall    of    the    same   year    he    went  to  New 

anie  largely  interested  in  the   sheep  business. 

16  brought    his    herds    to  Colorado;  remaining  in  the 

for  nine  years.     Dun;  en    years   of    the  a; 

timeih'wa-  of  the  Colorado  Wool   Grower's  As 

Succeeding  this  he    was    in    the    employ  of  Mr.  .1. 
M.  Kckhart.  who  was  in  t  he  dot  hing  business,  for  tin -. 

bie  end  of  the  tb  trs  Mr.  Iv-khart    was    sneer, -ded  in 

ness   by   Mr.  G  W.  Skinner  with   whom  Mr.  \Vi 
lined  until  isso  when    the  present    firm  of   Skinner  Bros. 
tV    \\' right    was    formed.     They    immediately  purchased  their 


134  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM    OF   COLORADO. 


present  site  and  erected  the  building  now  covering  it.  Mr. 
Wright  is  one  of  the  most  successful  business  men  in  Denver 
and  a  man  who  numbers  his  friends  by  the*  thousands  and  in 
every  part  of  the  West.  Those  who  do  business  with  him 
once*  never  fail  to  return  a  second  time.  His  pleasant  smile 
and  cheery  mood  is  a  pleasure  to  all. 

O.  F.  D.  Webb. 

Among  the  pioneers  of  Colorado  the  above-named  gentle- 
man is  one  of  the  finest  looking  men  we  have  seen.  His  life 
has  been  a  quiet  and  honorable  one.  Mr.  Webb  was  born  in 
1837,  in  Appomattox  county,  Virginia,  and  received  his 
education  in  the  common  country  schools  of  that  county.  He 
was  married  in  Virginia  to  Miss  Mary  Etta  V.  Fore;  they  have 
seven  children.  Mr.  Webb  came  to  Colorado  in  the  early 
days,  arriving  in  Denver  in  1865.  From  1873  to  1875  he 
served  as  Alderman  for  the  ward  he  lived  in.  In  1876  he  was 
appointed  Coroner,  to  fill  an  unexpired  term,  and  was  after- 
wards elected  to  that  position  for  the  succeeding  term.  In 
politics  he  has  always  been  a  Republican.  Mr.  Webb  has 
chiefiy  followed  mercantile  business.  He  is  an  obliging  gen- 
tleman, and  one  who  is  esteemed  highly  by  all  who  know 
him.  At  the  present  time  he  is  not  engaged  in  business,  but 
a  man  of  such  an  active  mind  as  he  has  will  not  long  want  for 
an  opening  in  Denver. 

Thomas  M.  Bowen, 

Of  Del  Norte,  was  born  near  the  present  site  of  Burlington, 
Iowa,  October  26.  1835;  received  an  academic  education  at 
Mount  Pleasant,  Iowa;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  the  age  of 
eighteen,  and  very  soon  thereafter  removed  to  Wayne  coun- 
ty, Iowa,  where,  in  1856,  he  was  elected  to  the  House  of  Re- 
presentatives of  that  State;  removed  to  the  then  Territory  of 
Kansas  in  1858;  served  in  the  Army  from  June,  1861,  until 
1865,  first  a  Captain  in  the  First  Regiment,  Nebraska  Volun- 
teers, after  which  he  raised  and  commanded,  as  Colonel,  the 
Thirteenth  Kansas  Infantry  until  the  close  of  the  war;  was 
Brigadier- General  by  brevet  and  had  command  of  a  brigade 
the  last  two  years  of  the  war,  first  in  the  Army  of  the  frontier, 
but  later  in  the  Seventh  Army  Corps;  was  a  member  of  the 
National  Republican  Convention  as  a  Delegate  from  the  State 
of  Kansas  in  1864;  at  the  close  of  the  war  remained  in  Arkan- 
sas; was  a  member  and  President  of  the  Constitutional  Con- 
vention of  that  State,  which  convened  under  the  reconstruc- 


I  tOORAPHIC  \I.    <  oMI'I.MMI    M     OF     <  (>l.  <>K  ADO. 

tioii  act<  of  Congress,  and  was  a  .1  u-t  ice  of  the  Supreme  Court 

of  th  n-  yean,  ^hen  he  accepted  the  position  of 

Governor  of  Idaho  Territory,  tende  him   i>y    rr.-ident 

({rant  in  1S7I,  Imt  i  rkansa-.    where 

1    for   the  Senate  of  the     I    111  by    Hon. 

S.  \\     D  >rs<  >    i  Mi" 

party  caucus  having  failed  |.»  .  n  .lamia  • 

!i  a  Territory.  resumed  the  practi, 
1  at    ili«'    orurani/ation    of 

elected  .Indite  <»f  tin'  I1'-  nirt  h  Judicial   h  din 

that   oai  four  \  ears,   aftei    «  tiGh    lie  i   in 

ial  targe  mining  enterprises  and  r  !  in  privah*  lif«* 

until  rli»»  fall  id'  ISS-j.  \vh«'ii    h«'  \va-<    »«l«M-t<Ml  a  atiye 

islannv;  s.'t-vtMl  in  that  Ixxly  as  Chairman    ^1 

1  '.oimiiirt.-c  (.!'  \Va\  -  and  M  ned,  h;i 

1    to    tin*  'l  IS  S.Miat'-  a 

]\\<  teriD  will  .'Xp'nv  Mairh  :^,  1889. 


George  G.  Symes. 

lion.  <  J.-or-.-  (i.  Synn's    \va^    horn    April    -JS.    1S-K),  in  .\ 
tahn  --'I   his  early  ''duration,  in  the 

common  schools      [n  1860  he  commenced  fh»*  study  <>t'  law 
in  La  (Yossf.  \\'  in;  l>ut    <>n  the    tiring  on    Furr  Siuntvr. 

on  th«'  .'v.-ninuc  <>t'  that  sanuj  day.  h«»  enlisted    in  (1otn}»any  B, 
isin  Volunteers.    He    was    wounded  at   the 
l>att.l(»  of  IJull  Run.      In  Drrrnibfr  of  ISdl  In*  was   discha1 
from  s.M-vir*'   on    acrount    of    disability,    resultinu'  from  Inner 
:•.      In  May  of  th»'  followiim'  year  he  r.-ci-nifd  a  company 
for  t!i»'  Twenty-lit'th  \Vi<consin    Infantry,  of  which    reiriment 
h'-    wa-    ai>|»oint«'d    Adjutant.      The    following     October     the 
•neut    was    ordered     to    Minnesota,  and    he    particip- 
months'  campaign  against  the  sioux  Indians.    Tin* 
in  the  X'icksburir  campaiu'n.      In  dan 

nary,  1864,]  oommissioned  Captain  of  t  "any  he 

had  ruN-'d.  and  \t  with  <  General  Sherman  in  hi-<  famous 

Mn-idia:  itiOD;  after  tha'  -iment  was  sent  to  join 

the  '  altaiK"  al)le    .  \tlan 

u.    on  the  22d  of  Jnly,  1864;  Captain  Syii 

.unded  by  a  l>all  pierciii^  his  -id<\  \\  hile  in  command 
of  a  sUirmNliini:-   line    i  Decatii:  the 

spot    vrh  i    MclMierson    was    killed.     Nexl  mo 

ntly  to  resume  hi-  ]»«»>;,  he  wa&  proi 

Porty-fonrth   Wisconsin  Infantry 
that    regiment    he    took    part    in    the  sci.LT**  and 
Ule,  in  the  vvim.M-  of    I 


136  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


March  he  received  special  orders  from  General  Thomas  to 
proceed  with  his  regiment  to  Eastport,  Mississippi,  and,  take 
command  of  a  number  of  vessels  to  convey  10,000  prisoners 
to  St.  Louis,  Missouri.  The  Confederates,  however,  had 
taken  up  the  railroad  track  back  of  Corinth,  so  the  prisoners 
had  to  be  taken  up  the  Mississippi  to  another  point.  In 
April  he  served  as  president  of  a  court  martial  and  a  military 
commission.  In  May  he  took  command  of  a  cavalry  expedi- 
tion through  Western  Kenti^^  and  Tennessee  to 'quell  the 
guerillas,  and  after  a  three- week's  raid  he  returned  with  over 
two  hundred  prisoners.  He  was  next  given  command  of  the 
Fort  of  Paducall,  Kentucky,  and  during  that  summer 
he  restored  the  supremacy  of  the  civil  law  in  that  city.  On 
tfee  1st  of  September  following  Colonel  Syraes  returned  to 
Madison,  Wis.,  after  over  four  years  of  faithful  service.  In 
January,  1866,  he  returned  to  Paducah,  to  practice  law.  The 
following  year  he  was  prevailed  upon  to  run  for  Congress  on 
the  Republican  ticket;  but  the  whole  ticket  was  defeated. 
In  1879  President  Grant  appointed  him  Associate  Justice  of 
Montana  Territory;  he  accepted  and  held  that  position  until 
February,  1871,  when  he  resigned.  In  1874  he  left  Helena, 
Montana,  and  after  considerable  travel,  settled  down  in  Den 
ver.  He  was  elected  as  Representative  at  large  for  the  Forty- 
ninth  Congress,  and  re-elected  again  in  1886  for  the  same 
position.  Judge  Symes  has  been  very  successful  in  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  this  State,  as  elsewhere.  He  is  a  good  speaker, 
and  quick  in  comprehending  the  various  points  of  law  which 
affects  any  case  he  has  charge  of.  His  long  and  useful  pub- 
lic career,  with  its  weight  of  trials,  have  left  few  care-worn 
traces  on  him,  as  he  is  still  vigorous  and  hearty,  always 
ready  to  perform  any  useful  and  necessary  work,  and  is  al- 
ways polite  and  courteous  to  everyone.  Judge  Sjanes  was 
married  in  July,  1875,  to  Miss  Sophie  Foster,  of  Chicago,  Il- 
linois, daughter  of  Colonel  John  W.  Foster,  the  scientist  and 
president  of  the  Academy  of  Science  at  the  time  of  his  death. 
In  Judge  Symes,  the  Republicans  have  a  staunch  leader, 
whose  faithful  service  is  duly  appreciated. 

Lorin  A.  Staley. 

Mr.  Staley,  of  the  law  firm  of  Bucklin,  Staley  &  Saney1 
was  born  in  Newark,  Ohio,  February  12,  1854.  At  an  early 
age  he  removed  with  his  parents  to  Tama  county,  Iowa, 
where  his  early  life  was  spent  in  attending  district  school. 
In  1865,  he  removed  with  his  parents  to  Memphis.  Tenn., 
thence,  in  1867,  to  Sedalia,  Mo.,  and  the  following  year  to 


B  \PIII.  AI.   OOMPENDIl  M    01-    COLORADO. 


county,    same    State.        During    me     latter    year    he 

entered  the  State  l  :  lumbla,    Mo.,  from  which 

1 1-'  then   '•.•nil-  fco    Deni  er  ami  l)egan 

31  inly  <>  he  was   admitted  to  ihr  : 

'i »  81  tin  lary.   l>7'.».  he  came 

t«>    K.'kMim,.    f,,.  partnership    with    Men.    Sail' 
durin-  hi-  i 

•  ii.  In  Jin.  .miied  (  ity 

.  ot  Ko'  hirh  odicr  IK-  ii(»n<  MK!  efficient- 

ill  ea   01  .     l^'ill-  h«-   removed  b< 

;ii  of   Mesa  county,   inhere  ii"  entx 

. -hip  with    lion.  , I.  \V.   1'iirklin.  >tii!  i  ^  his 

'.'»n  with  his    ['onnrr    }.arrn<T    I1. 

i-.     In  his  new  home  i 

ilion  of   ]»nuu5iienr<'    amoii.u-    the    leu'al   li.  that 

;y.     II-  .trrieil  in  1SS.">  and  is  tl:  i   i'atlier 

Lid.      Mr.  's    knowledge    and  acute  ana! 

18  him  a  vei-y  >ii'-cessful  practitioner.      I  !•'  field 
lion  of  City  .\tioiney  in    (Jrand  Junction    ioj-  a  nuin- 
\\  e  predict  for  him  a  hriirht   t'ntn; 

L.  Ransohoff. 

Mr.  Kansohoir.  <»ne  of  the  nienibers  of  the  enterprising  linn 

illin  >V  Rang  3aQ  Tin  in  by  birth,  and  was  ednr 

in  that  country.      Mr.  Ransohoir  was  married  to  Mi><  IiM>alie 
1  in  the  ynar  1S7S.  and  is  tlie  h:i|)])y  lather  of  two  chil- 
dien.      He  has  in    the    dry  iroods  bnsin»-- 

>ince  tlie  tall  of  I  Mill,  and  from  a  small  b'-^inniiiir 
hed  the  imjiortant  position  the  firm  now  hold  in  the 
ercial  world.  He  is  tall  and  genteel  in  appearance,  -tnd 
•:  tnient  is  a,  •ntlemanlv.  and  to  his 

:    manners    may    be    at tril>u:.-d    in    a    iin-al  measure  the 
•  pularity    and    b  wliicb    the    firm  control.     M> 

lib  ipy  the  >rner  store  in  theTabor 

ft  House,  On  Cortifi    and  Sixteenth    8ta  ihey 

j"iitlemen  of  strict  integrity,  they  will  no  doubt  continue 
in  their  business. 

John  Curran  Keegan, 

,il  liirht  of  Denver  and  a  -on  of  the  "Kmer 

Aid  i  iinainore.  ('onnty  Leitrim.  Ireland. 

He  be^;in  his  education  at  the  National  School.    Mailman, 

Lfterwards  al  8f   Mary's  A.cademy,  A.rva,OountyCorean,and 

it    the    rnivei-ity    o'f    Dublin.    'After    linishiiiLr    his  col 


138  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM    OF   COLORADO. 


course  he  studied  law  in  London,  England.  Mr.  Keegan  is 
proud,  and  justly  so,  of  the  fact  that  his  ancestors  were  active 
participants  in  every  movement,  looking  to  the  freedom  of  his 
native  country,  some  of  them  having  suffered  martyrdom  in  the 
Irish  Rebellion  of  1798  under  Robert  Emmett.  Soon  after 
Mr.  Keegan' s  arrival  in  this  country  he  obtained  a  posicion 
upon  the  editorial  staff  of  the  New  York  Star,  at  the  same  time 
doing  other  literary  work  for  foreign  periodicals.  Following 
this  he  again  resumed  the  study  of  the  law.  When  the  well- 
known  Chilian  leaders,  Generals  Lynch  and  Higgins  were  in 
New  York  seeking  men  to  aid  them  in  conquering  the  irre- 
pressible Peruvians,  he  joined  his  fortune  with  them  and  was 
a  participent  and  faithful  follower  of  Gen.  Lynch  in  many 
exciting  and  dangerous  events,  and  upon  the  final  settlement 
of  the  Chilian-Peruvian  question  he  again  returned  to  New 
York  and  resumed  the  study  of  the  law.  From  New  York  he 
went  to  Chicago  where  he  was  for  a  time  engaged  in  journal- 
istic work,  but  finally  resumed  the  practice  of  Ms  profession. 
In  January  of  1883,  he  came  to  Denver  and  has  ever 
since  applied  himself  to  his  profession  and  has  built 
up  for  himself  a  lucrative  and  growing  practice  of  which 
many  an  older  lawyer  might  be  proud.  Mr.  Keegan  was 
married  on  September  25,  1882,  to  Miss  Mary  A.  O'Connor,  at 
La  Salle,  Illinois.  His  life,  though  short,  has  been  an  event- 
ful one,  and  his  adventures  have  been  of  a  character  to 
sharpen  his  wits  and  bring  out  his  resources,  and  have  put 
him  in  possession  of  experiences  of  •  incalculable  value. 
We  predict  for  him  a  bright  future. 

Prank  Church. 

Hon.  Frank  Church,  whC>  holds  at  the  present  time  the 
position  of  County  Treasurer  of  Arapahoe  county,  was  born  at 
Massena,  St.  Lawrence,  New  York,  in  the  year  1844,  and 
graduated  at  St.  Lawrence  Academy.  He  also  attendee 
Middleburg  College,  Vermont,  graduating  in  the  class  o:' 
1869.  Mr.  Church  was  married  to  Miss  Phoebe  E.  Gove,  a, 
Denver,  Colorado,  in  1871;  they  have  one  child.  Mr.  Churcl 
has  always  been  an  active  Republican,  and  his  merits  as  & 
man  and  politican  have  been  amply  shown  in  the  various 
positions  of  trust  accorded  to  him  in  political  and  socia. 
circles.  He  has  filled  the  position  of  County  School  Superin 
tendent  for  four  years;  has  been  a  member  of  the  School  Board 
for  District  No.  1,  and  was  elected  a  member  of  the  State 
Senate  for  1879.  In  the  societies  that  he  belongs  to  he  has 
also  been  favored  with  many  high  offices,  and  by  his  strict 


BIOGRAPHICAL    COMI'KMUIM  ADO. 


attention    to    e\,-rytliino-   he  undertake.-    \\ 

thanks  ami  < 


John  L.  Routt, 

I  inn.  .luiin  i..  i; 

yernor  of  Colorado,  \va>    horn  in   Caldw.*!]  < 

tuckv     in     1^'>.       II'  M     in 

.-I  after\\  le   «.f    hiiilder 

and  machinist,  which  lit-  continued  tu  fo!lu\v  unti 

otliee  ..f  ini;  thai   he  held 

M<-I.«-an  county,  I Llinois.      I 

.   tin-  coi«r  ( ''»uij):inv  of    the  N  "iirth  Hi' 

Volu  !>attle   of     Prairie    (irovc.    Arka1 

with  some  narn>\\  -.  t  hive  luillets  ha\ii, 

ol'-rliino-  in  .ine    day.  Diluent    he     wa-    in 

iksbnrg,   and    i-enmined     there    until 

ihe  fall  nf  that  city.      They    alsu    >er\  ed    iind-  --al     P>aid<s  in 

ain   Iii»uttf>crv(Ml  until  the  fall  «>f  IM:-.*..  and  ujoii  hi*, 
return  t«»   BlOOmingtOD   fmind  that   lie  had   lieen     placed  afi 
date  f'..!-  ]  McLean  enmity,  and  he  \\a>  not    <»n;  . 

that  time,  lni  ;ed  the  succeeding  term,  and    thendecliiM 

••andidate  tor  the  third  term.    H«'  \va>  then  ..tTei-ed  the  , 
tion  of  ( 'hirl  .''the  P.ureau  <»f   the    Scc..nd 

\Va-hine.-ton.    which    he    accrpted.      In 
dent  (irant  \  <  >luntaril  v  apjn  >inted  him    as    I'nited.  St.-r 
shal  f'«»r  the  MHirlu-rn  district  uf  Illinois,    conjjii'i-inu- 
«-utmtic>.       In   the     fall     uf     1^1     Pre-ident     <  rre.l     the 

'•Hi  upon  hin 

:i  position  he     huiiurahly    lilled    unti  when    the 

dered  to  him  1  he  ( iuvcrnurship    of  Colorado.      I 

lie  machinery  in    mutiun 

tent   fur  <  d    mainlv    through    \\\<  - 

dent   (  irant.  uii  Auo-u-t    1  .    LSI  pmclam 

into  the  I  'nioii  In    ackimwlfdirincn' 

ernor  Koiitt    wae     nominatetl    h\-    t!ie  Kepuhli«-an- 
acclamation,  for  GovemOT  of  the  .  the 

President  of   th< 

under  ' 
ISO  in>f  it  uted  m< 

:n  mini: 

:  ville.  with  1 :  and    d 

coinhined     \\ 
IL 


140  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM    OF    COLOEADO. 

amongst  cattlemen  is  regarded  as  understanding  that  business 
thoroughly.  At  all  cattle  conventions,  he  is  a  ccorded  the  positions 
of  honor,  which  his  knowledge  and  happy  disposition  peculiarly 
fits  him  for. 

Frederick  Cramer, 

Sheriff  of  Arapahoe  county,  was  born  in  Sand  Lake,  Renseler  Co., 
ISfew  York,  August  25, 1833,  and  there  received  a  common  school 
education.  In  1852  he  went  to  Xew  York  City  and  took  charge 
of  a  mill  for  the  manufacture  of  wood-work.  In  1858  he  went  to 
Minnesota  and  Montana,  and  was  there  during  the  Indian  massacre 
of  1862-3.  In  Sept.,  1863,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Zilpa  Parker,  of 
Brooklyn,  Xew  York.  The  same  year  he  came  to  Colorado,  and 
followed  mining  in  Park  county  until  1865,  when  he  came  to 
Denver  to  locate  as  a  contractor  and  builder.  During  his 
residence  in  Denver  he  has  served  as  a  member  of  the  School 
Board  and  also  in  the  City  Council,  and  repeatedly  has  refused  to 
be  again  nominated  for  public  positions.  In  his  capacity  as  Sheriff 
he  is  doing  hard  work  to  faithfully  perform  the  duties  of  his  of- 
fice, and  has  exhibited  good  skill  in  that  capacity.  As  a  contractor 
and  builder  he  has  erected  many  fine  buildings  and  is  acknowl- 
edged as  a  thorough  artist  in  that  line.  Personally  he  is  large  and 
portly,  and  bears  a  kind  and  honest  face — having  the  stamp  of  a 
man  who  holds  a  warm  heart  for  friends  and  who  is  also  capable 
of  forgiving  his  enemies. 

James  H.  Jones, 

The  local  agent  for  the  Pacific  Express  Co.  in  one  of  those  who 
have  become  familiar  to  the  citizens  of  Denver,  through  long  con- 
tinue service  among  them.  He  is  by  birth  a  Virginian.  In  1849 
he  emigrated  to  Missouri  and  embarked  in  mercantile  pursuits. 
In  1853  he  began  freighting  on  the,  plains  and  in  the  mountains 
between  the  Missouri  River  and  Salt  Lake  City,  with  headquarters 
in  the  latter  place.  He  removed  to  Colorado  early  in.  1867  as  the 
agent  of  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co/s  express  and  stage  lines,  then  running 
from  Fort  Kearney  to  the  Eastern  terminus  of  the  Central  Pacific- 
Railroad  and  covering  about  three  thousand  miles  of  stage  line. 
On  the  completion  of  the  Union  Pacific  to  Cheyenne  the  line  was 
sold  to  John  Hughes  &  Co.,  who  retained  Mr.  Jones  as  their 
agent.  After  the  Kansas  Pacific  Railroad  was  completed  to  Den- 
ver the  stages  were  withdrawn,  and  the  express  business  revested 
to  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  and  was  subsequently  transferred  to  the 
Union  Pacific  and  Kansas  Pacific  Express  'Company,  with  Mr. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  COMPENDIUM    01   COLORADO,  141 


•  Inn*  -|T    for   hoth.         !I>  '.lit-    time     l!i 

US-Pacific   K-iilway.       I'mler    hi>     manaovinent     th- 

ilicant     1»  -o;inniii. 

•it  magnitude.     He  ha-  witnessed  tin-  M-I-.  .  \\-ili   «•('  the  eit\ 

i   population  «>f   l.nuo  t..  nt  numher 

•ii'«l  hi-  position  tlimuo-h  all   its  tefl    an«l     ch;. 

[ministration,    ami  durii,  baa    «l«-vui«-«l    hi 

quietly  to  the  faithfnl  discharge  of  his  duties.     It    may    i 

him  that  while   1:  u-ds  the 

time  ju-t   t.»  tin-  puhlic,     l»y    whom     he  i-  hci«l   in 

uni\'  \ltlnuip-h    maintaining    a   (pi!  \\\    he  i> 

ial  ami  all  rSOD     »-N  t"    him  ('ii>i- 

•    unimportant,  and   failed    t«»  im-»-t  a  ,-,  ,nrt<-<  . 
;t!id    the    c.in>i«U'ratinn     due  t'n»n.  :i  to  am«thcr. 

!     hi- 


in  all  matter  ^  (jnc<ti.»ns  <»!'  1  ran>|M»rtat  inn  is  held  in 

a  «»('  the   .  \alue.       Altlmu^h     re|teatedly  solicit- 

16    a     eandidatt      fm-     vai-inii>     pnlitical    Imiior 

•  nnlv  deelinetl.  havjne-  no  ta-t.e  m-  inclinatinn  in  that  dire-- 
M  :•.  Jones3  hair  ami   heard  are  \vhitenino-  \virh  the  advanei'  «»!'  j 
hut  he  still  ivtains  his  old  time  \  iu;"r  and  attends  T<»    all  the  dutie.- 
incident  t<>  hi-  |»-»-itinn  with  the    same    interest  ami  can1    which  lie 

OWB,  and  doe€  n««:  ,dln\v  any  <»!'  it-    minn.  rail> 

him.       His  l'ri«Mi«l>  may  l«»nk  I'm-  many  m 

fnlne--  f'r.iiii  him.  his  pleasant  c.mtinuanee    and  wise  business  tact 
could    imt    \vell     he  >pared. 

H.  M.  Teller. 

Henrv    Bfoore  Teller  is  <»!'  Dutch  de-cent,  and  wa-  horn  in  (iran- 
Alle^hanv    coimt\.     Xe\\    York.     Mav    '!'->.   \^~t().       His  father. 

John  Teller,  .was   born"  in  Schenectedy,    New    ^'m-k.    l^eln-nai 

1  ^<M>.  was  a  farmer,  and  -pent  a  Inntr  life  a>  >uch.      II  i>  nmtluT,  who 

•  t     livin-..  aative    ••!'     X'enimnt.   and    WBS    horn  in  1808. 
Hem  ,  d  academic  education.       \\'hile  he  wa-  attend 

my.  he  at   interval.-    taught     >clm,il    to  aid    him   in  the 
further    i  '"ii     of    hi-     -tudie-.       Haxino-   e..mplete«l  th- 

:    law  in  the  otliee  and   under  the  instruction  nf 
Martin  <  m-ver.  and    wa-    admitted    t.»     the    liar    .lanuai 

i,   Ni-w   V«»rk.       I  Ie  then  m< 

Whit.  -untv,  Illirmis,  where  he  heo-.-m  the  p  Ahichhe 

continued  at  that   place  until   April   l^f'.l.     \vheii    he  en 

lo.       Hen1  he  found  a  wider  field    I'm-    the 
of  hi  .  and  Imth  in  the  pr.-,  :   in    nth- 


142  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


prises  he  has  been  remarkably  successful  up  to  the  present  time. 
The  law  firm  of  which  he  is  the  senior  partner  is  that  of  H.  M.  & 
W.  Teller.  The  Colorado  Central  Railway  is  one  of  the  most  im- 
portant enterprises  ever  projected  in  the  State,  and  the  honor  of 
originating  it  and  pressing  the  enterprise  to  a  successful  termina- 
tion is  due  to  Mr.  Teller.  Its  charter  was  drawn  by  him  and  pres- 
ented to  the  Territorial  Legislature  in  1865.  For  five  years  he 
was  president  of  the  company.  Into  its  construction  he  infused 
the  energy  of  his  own  progressive  spirit,  'and  its  subsequent 
management  has  been  watched  by  him  with  the  utmost  solicitude. 
As  a  business  man  and  financier,  Mr.  Teller  has  proven  his  excel- 
lence. His  judgement  is  clear,  and  upon  a  presentation  of  facts, 
is  quickly  formed.  He  rarely  errs  when  thoroughly  acquainted 
with  the  subject  in  hand,  whether  as  a  lawyer  or  an  operator. 
During  the  Indian  troubles  of  1863,  he  was  appointed  a  Brigadier- 
General  of  Militia,  which  capacity  he  served  two  years  and  then 
resigned  the  place.  He  is  a  prominent  Mason  and  Knight  Tem- 
•  plar,  having  served  as  Grand  Master  of  the  State  seven  years, 
and  was  Grand  Commander  of  the  Knights  Templar  of 
Colorado.  In  politics  he  was  originally  a  Democrat,  but 
joined  the  Republicans  in  1855,  when  the  party  was  in  its  infancy. 
Although  he  has  long  been  actively  engaged  in  politics  and 
thoroughly  identified  with  the  party,  yet  he  was  never  a  candidate 
for  any  office  till  he  became  a  candidate  for  United  States  Senator 
in  1876.  Even  then  he  did  not  work  for  the  position.  Long 
residence  in  the  Territory,  active  work  in  advancing  its  material 
progress,  a  wide-spread  reputation  as  a  sound  and  able  lawyer  and 
previous  labors  for  the  welfare  of  the  party,  together  with  an  ex- 
tensive acquaintance  with  the  people  of  Colorado,  made  his  election 
by  the  Legislature  a  comparatively  easy  matter.  When,  therefore, 
Colorado  came  to  choose  her  first  two  Senators,  he  was  elected  for 
a  period  that  was  to  be  determined  by  lot.  He  drew  the.  short 
term,  which  closed  in  1877.  He  was  re-elected  to  serve  a  full  term 
from  1877  to  1883,  and  was  again  re-elected  in  1883,  and  is  now  in 
the  Senate.  Senator  Teller's  career  in  the  National  Legislature 
has  been  marked  by  the  same  energy,  the  same  integrity  and  the 
same  sagacity  that  characterized  his  earliest  life.  He  is  popular 
with  his  people,  because  their  welfare,  and  not  his  own  personal 
interests,  is  the  first  thought  with  him.  Colorado  is  rapidly  de- 
veloping into  a  populous  and  wealthy  State,  and  she  requires,  in 
her  senatorial  representation,  liberal  thought,  sound  policy  and  a 
comprehensive  grasp  of  intellect.  And  these  she  finds  well  de- 
veloped in  her  distinguished  Senator.  He  is  popular  with  the  ad- 
ministration and  with  his  brother  Senators,  because  of  his  intel- 


BIOGRAPHICAL   < '«>\!  I-KN  m  r.M   OF  COLORADO.  !  }:; 


lie  fidelity  :m«l  li'  ility,      1 1                 married 

!  >;i.  Neu    I 'ork,  .lanuan    ~. .    1  IlarriH     M.   I1,: 

•i  intellr  :  ic    and     thrift  \ 

:\i'\^  mar                 i  r  childi  <  -n     horn;    all  na 

'entral  < 'ii  v,  ( loiorad  ttber   <>f   the 

Methodi.-t    Kpi>eopal    church;   of   which    Senator  Teller  is  a  sup 

r,  hut  imt  a    cMimnimicuiit.       II.-     i-    ti\  e 

hiidi.  re  habitB,    «'MJnv>    perfect     health,  «m-  hundn  d 

•  pound-  ami  i>  endowed  wii  ,'lur- 

3  -iiatin-  'l\'llcr  is  a'  man  nf  .      'I'..  th( 

ina    poor    he     i>    a  friend    and      :  <r.       !!••    ha>    «l"ii.-    much 

trnituilnus  wnrk   fi»r  thcad\  anccincnt   d'  ('.»lnrad->  and 

,  wherever  :m  advantage  t«»  th(  ared. 

.'•nial  and  attractive.  DO8€ 
in>tantlv  attract   men  tnhini.       With  hi.-  |.  :iren. 

iffable  and  engaging.     Sis  reputation  f'«»r  ju'-.hitx 
and  U[»rin-htne>>  ..I'    life    is    almv*-  repmach.      Studinii-,  i-. 

-  and  faithful  as  a  lawyer,  he  !  :   I  he 

ad  to  no  man  in  the  West.     !!  d,   and  hi^  npin- 

1  upon  cnnclusinns  at    which  he    ha>  arri ,  ma- 

thnutjjht.      Ilis  j,  .-hial.   ami     he    never  fnr 

WIMMI  clniid-  and  dnuht>  lie-in    tn    outlier, 
jury  h^  is  alnmst   ii'resistihlc,  while  as  a  jurist  his  profound  kimw- 

•  inderUin^    principl- 

•;vely  ynuno;  in  the  halls  nf  Le^islatinn,  i  AIIIU;  a  FI.-UIH- 

that  will  n-,.  down  to  the  future  and    he  a  to  Mie 

'it-. 

Vidal  Shoblo, 

•lie  interpreter.-    in     Spanisli    f.»r    the    Ilmi-e    in     I 

inhly,  was  horn  in  New    Me\ic->    April  *>.   1^(>1,  and 
his  education  in  the  Spanish  laninia_ov     in  Trinidad,  ('.>!<». 
radn,  his  present   home.       Mr.  Slmhln  i-  a    I  )ein«>crat,    and     tli 

quit.*;  y>un^  is  fa vorably regarded  hy  that  par  fmir 

Keen     in     the    Cnunty    Ch-r!  'inas 

J  !i    I  sv>  1,  when  hut  t  wentv  \  ;«-rpn-ter 

for    the                   .    and     lie    has    a!  one  of    the  tran.-lat- 

•  I'm-  the  pa>t    ton  in    hi>  COUntj.       Mr 

>un<_r   and  talented,   and  Is  possessed  of  such  abilities 

that  for  him  a  ii>eful  puhlic  C  !l  unma: 

yoiino;  and  hand  •    will  have   hut     little    trouble 

.all'  when  he  BO    de-ire-,  and    tlius    help  to  in. 

irth 


144  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


Territorial  Organization. 


W.  B.   VICKERS. 


The  early  pioneers  were  good  citizens,  but  they  forsaw  the  law- 
less element  which  would  fall  upon  them  presently,  and  earnestly 
endeavored  to  provide  themselves  with  proper  laws  and  peace  of- 
ficers. But  the  work  of  organizing  a  Territory  is  at  best  a  tedious 
process,  and,  in  this  case,  it  was  hindered  by  conflicting  interests 
and  opinions.  Some  wanted  to  organize  a  State  at  once,  claiming 
in  their  enthusiasm,  that  the  requisite  population  could  be  shown 
by  the  time  a  vote  would  be  taken  on  the  question.  Some  opposed 
alike  the  State  and  Territorial  movement,  and  wanted  to  remain  a 
dependence  of  Kansas,  and  the  roughs  were  opposed  to  any  and 
all  forms  of  government — not  very  strange,  in  view  of  the  fact  that 
most  of  them,  were  fugitives  from  justice,  in  one  or  another  of  the 
older  States  or  Territories. 

After  the  formal  establishment  of  the  new  county  under  Kan- 
sas administration,  the  next  important  step  was  the  State  move- 
ment. A  public  meeting,  held  in  Auraria  (West  Denver),  April 
11,  1859,  had  resolved  in  favor  of  a  State  organization,  and  the 
scheme  advanced  so  far  during  the  summer  that  a  Constitution 
was  prepared,  and  submitted  to  a  Vote  of  the  people  in  September. 
The  convention  which  framed  the  Constitution,  wisely  provided 
that,  in  case  of  its  rejection,  a  delegate  to  Congress,  to  be  voted 
fpr  on  the  same  clay,  should  proceed  to  Washington,  and  again  en- 
deavor to  have  the  gold  region  set  off  from  Kansas,  as  a  new 
Territory,  to  be  known  as  Jefferson.  The  Constitution  was  reject- 
ed by  a  large  majority,  the  vote  in  its  favor  being  but  649  to  2,- 
007  against  it. 

B.  D.  Williams  was  elected  Delegate  over  seven  competitors. 
The  election  was  a  very  exciting  affair.  Even  at  that  early,  day, 
there  were  charges  and  counter-charges  of  fraud,  some  of  them, 
probably,  well  founded.  The  Returning  Board  came  in  for  its 
share  of  obloquy,  too,  but,  as  no  "eminent  citizens,"  or  Congres- 
sional Committee,  inquired  into  the  matter,  it  failed  to  achieve  a 
national  reputation.  . 

Thus  ended  the  first  effort  of  the  people  of  Colorado  for  admis- 
sion into  the  Union.  It  was  renewed  on  several  occasions  prior  to 
the  final  successful  movement  in  1875-76.  On  one  occasion,  it 
was  so  far  successful  that,  in  1864,  Congress  passed  an  enabling 
act  under  which  a  Constitution  was  framed,  adopted,  and  all  the 
inachinery  of  State  stood  ready  to  move  at  a  moment's  notice, 
when  President  Andrew  Johnson  vetoed  everything  by  refusing  to 


BIOOB  M'liic  \i.   OOMPBNDD   M  LDO. 


ratify  tin-  ( 'oiiMitution,  on  tin-  oTotmd  tin  ained  an  u: 

*tituti«Mial     provision     restricting    >ut!  .ite    inhahit,: 

Thi.-  rrihle  hlow   • 

erallv.  hut  to  the    unlledovd    State    official-   ami    < '• 

Id m.  .1.  I1..  ami  ex  Gov.  John  i 

M.  (  'hilcMti.    Kfpre.-entalive  in  < 

:  William Gilpin,  Governor;  '  A.  Efindsale,  Lieutenant 

rnor;  .1 .  I ! .  •  cretary  and  \V.  K.  <  "T-line,  Al 

•rd     ami    .1.     Brigtt  Smith,   Justice-    t.f    tin-  Supn-iin- 

Court. 

[Jpon  the  failure  of  the  first  efforl  in  1  v-~'(.  tin-  Provisional  G 

rnimmt  of  the  Territory  <(t'    ,IrtVrr-"ii  \\-a-  «'r<_r;ini/c(i.  h\-    the  • 

tit»n  «>f  II.  \V.  rnor;  Luci«-n  \V.  \\\\ 

\{.     P.isx'll,    Auditor:    (i.   NV.Cook,    Tn-asurcr;    Samuel     Mel 

Attorney  1.  ami  a    full    ticket,    which    was  \«.ted  at 

ami  for  which    -oine    t  \v«»    thousand    our  hm 
at,  pro  and  c<»n.       Hut  in  oi-.h-r  to  heon  the  >afr  >ide.  still 
another  election  was    held  on    the  same  day.    at  which  a  full  ft 
county  oflicer>  were  chosen,  under  Kansas  rule.  and.     oO    the   early 
pillfrims   sailed  aloiio;  un<ler    triple    law>    foi'atinie.    the    Miner'- 
court  having  to  mete  out  justice  after  it-  crude  and 

ry    ln-althv  fashion. 

The   "Provisiona]   Government,"  as  the  Territorial   party 

railed,  elected  a   Lei_n>lat  ure.  which    met  in    Novemher.    and  Iran- 

1  considerable  onsinesB.     The  city   «»f    Den\fr  \  .-liar- 

i  hy  thi>  1'ody.      Niiu- cMUint  :•  ted  in    the  I 

lature.  and  G  !e  M-t  out  to    ollicer    them  hy  appoint  inn-  |'r,, 

bate  .hull's  and  orderine;  county  elections  in  .Iaiiuar\.  1S»'.O. 
There  was  little  oi-  no  ohjec-tionto  the  office-holding  part  of  tlie 
program  UK-,  hut  a  poll-tax  of  Nl  p<-r  capita.  le\ie<l  hy  the  I'r.. 
'•rnment,  wa>  the  occasion  of  much  vii_r"rMiis  "kick- 
in^."  and  went  farther  toward  hreakimj;  down  than  >u>tainintr 
Gov.  SteeleV  administration. 

Meantime,    (apt.    Richard  now    an    honon-d  cit  i/en  of 

:n  the  Kan>a-  Legislature, 

and  a  complete  li>t  <.f    l\  nnty  ollicer-    ha<l     1  •  -n  in 

the   valleys,  while   the  mountain  counties  stood  by  their  Miner's 

court>.    and     &€     much     of    the     I'n»\  i>ional  (  io\  crnment  a>  >u  ited 

I  f  an  hom-t   mit!  JOUTt, 

he  iiicontineiith'  nishnl  into  another;  if  !  ;al  in 

6  of  venue  to  the  nth* 
tried  in  l»«»th  he  tine  art  ••!'  ta  • 

d  into  the  country,  litigant.-  often  found    tli- 


146  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 

In  January,  1860,  the  Provisional  Legislature  met  again  and 
made  some  more  laws,  which  were  as  inoperative  as  their  predeces- 
sors. Their  failure,  however,  was  due  rather  to  the  passivity  than 
resistance  of  the  people.  The  country  was,  in  fact,  peaceable  and 
law-abiding,  with  the  exception  of  that  dangerous  class  common  to 
the  border,  to  which  all  laws  were  alike  objectionable,  and  these 
roughs  were  kept  in  check  by  the  fear  of  summary  punishment. 
Miners'  courts  in  the  mountains  had  been  supplemented  by  peo- 
ple's courts  in  the  valleys.  The  proceedings  of  the  latter  were  as 
open  and  orderly  as  those  of  the  former;  indeed,  they  approached 
the  dignity  of  a  regularly  constituted  tribunal. 

They  were  always  presided  over  by  a  magistrate,  either  a  Pro- 
bate Judge  or  a  Justice  of  the  Peace.  The  prisoner  had  counsel 
and  could  call  witnesses,  if  the  latter  were  within  reach. 

So  passed  the  year  1860,  which  was  marked  by.  some  very  ex- 
citing criminal  history,  and,  early  in  December,  upon  the  re- 
assembling of  Congress,  the  claims  'of  Colorado  to  Territorial  re- 
cognition were  persistently  pressed,  not  only  by  her  own  delegates, 
but  by  many  members  who  had  near  relatives  or  friends  in  the 
Pike's  Peak  country.  After  a  little  delay,  caused  by  a  press  of 
political  business  in  both  Houses,  Congress  finally  took  up  and 
passed  the  Colorado  bill,  which  became  a  law  February  26,1861. 
President  Lincoln  immediately  appointed  Federal  officers  for  the 
new  Territory.  William  Gilpin  was  the  Governor;  Lewis  Led- 
yard  Weld,  Secretary;  B.  F.  Hall,  Chief  Justice;  S.  Newton  Pettis 
and  Charles  Lee  Armour,  Associate  Justices;  Copeland  Town- 
send,  United  States  Marshal;  William  L.  Stoughton,  Attorney- 
General,  and  Gen.  Francis  M.  Case,  Surveyor-General. 

Gov.  Gilpin  reached  Denver  May  29,  following  his  appoint- 
ment. A  census  of  the  Territory,  taken  by  him  soon  after  his  ar- 
rival, showed  a  population  of  25,328,  divided  as  follows:  White 
males  over  age,  18,136;  white  males  under  age,  2,622;  females, 
4,484;  negroes,  89. 

The  new  Territory  was  carved  out  of  the  public  domain  lying 
between  the  102d  and  109th  meridians  of  longitude  and  the  37th 
and  41st  parallels  of  latitude,  thus  forming  a  compact  and  nearly 
square  tract,  its  length,  east  and  west, .  being  370  miles  and  its 
width  280.  It  comprises  an  area  of  104,500  square  miles,  an  Em- 
pire in  itself  and  the  third  largest  State  in  the  Union,  Texas  being 
the  first  and  California  second.  According  to  the  maps  fully  one- 
third  of  Colorado  is  covered  by  the  Rocky  Mountains  and  about 
one-third  more  is  made  up  by  the  desert  plains,  the  remaining 
third  is  spurs  from  the  main  range  on  the  west  side  interspersed 
here  and  there  by  small  valleys  along  the  water  courses. 


BIOGRAPHICAL    ('<  >M  I'K.N  I » I  I   M    o  I-     OOLORA]  147 

State  Constitutional  Convention. 

• 

BY   K.   T.    \v 

1  have    been    solicited    to  writ.-  a  history  of   th-  'itn- 

tional  Convention  which  framed  the  fundamental    law  under 
which  we  now  live.    To  redeem  a  promise  incaut  i«  >usly  u'iven,  I 
essay  thf  task.     I  cannot,  however,  at  this  distance  of  time,  do 
more  than  mention  the  personnel  of  the  convention  and  some 
thiiiir  of  the  most  salient  i'eatnres  of  its  deliberati< 

The  first  attempt  on  the  part  <>f  the  inhabitants  of  the  Terri 
tory  of  Colorado  to  secure  Statehood  was  in  the  year 
In  that  year  Congress  granted  an  enabling  act.  and 
an  election  was  had  for  delegates  to  a  convention  to  frame 
a  constitution.  The  poverty  of  the  community:  the  immense 
distance  which  intervened  at  that  time  between  our  frontier 
and  that  of  the  nearest  States.  Indian  Imsilities  and  other 

considerations,  occasioned  a  division  of  sentiment  which  re- 
sulted in  the  defeat  of  the  etlort.  In  the  succeedi 
without  Congressional  sanction,  an  election  was  held.  d--]e- 
;.  convention  called  and  a  Constitution  framed 
which  was  adopted  by  popular  rote  at  an  election  held  on 
the  1st  of  September  1865.  On  the  14th  Novem  15  of 

>r  the  new  State  were  chosen  as  follows: 

William    <iil|«in,  r     Judges  Supreme  Courl 

Lit-i;-  \Villi:i;n  K.  <  (online,  r 

losiah  11.  (iuot,  r  Alh-ii     A.     lira-l-cni,  r 

•  x    \\".  Atkin  J.       liriu-ht      Smith,  r 

Supt  Public Inst....R.  K.  Frisbee, I  Kfprr>rntati\c    in  ( 

iy  Gen'l......W.BHolloway,  I  Geor-.-  M.  chil.-ott,  r 

At  the  same  election  a  Legislature  was  chosen  consisting 
of  nine  Republicans  and  four  Democrats  in  the  Senate  and 
twenty-two  Republicans  and  four  Democrats  in  the  House. 
The  same  division  of  sentiment  among  the  people  of  (he 
Territory,  attributable  to  the  same  causes  which  had  defeat- 
ed the  previous  Hl'orts  for  admission,  however  continued,  and 
although  the  Legislature  elected  for  the  proposed  State  con- 
vened on  the  1'Jtn  December  1865  and  elected  as  S 
John  Kvans  and  .lerome  K  ('halfee,  the  bill  for  adini 

State  was,  mainly  through    the    efl  th«    disall'- 

within  the  Territoi ;  1    by    the  then    President  ,lohi 

The  eli'ort  tor  adni 
thei.-ai'tei-  until  the 

Lmmediatelj 


148  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF  COLORADO 


in  Congress  a  sentiment  favorable  to  the  admission  of  Colo- 
rado; and  through  his  efforts,  an  Enabling  Act  was  finally 
adopted  by  Congress  on  the  8th  of  March,  1874.  The  Act 
provided  for  the  choice  of  representatives  to  form  a  conven- 
tion under  rules  and  regulations  to  be  prescribed  by  the 
Governor,  the  Chief  Justice  and  the  U.  S.  Attorney,  upon  pro- 
clamation of  the  Governor,  to  be  issued  within  ninety  days 
after  the  1st  of  September,  1875.  In  pursuance  of  this  enact- 
ment the  Hon.  John  L.  Routt,  then  Governor  of  the  Territory, 
issued  his  proclamation  on  the  14th  September,  1875,  calling 
for  an  election  to  be  held  on  the  25th  of  October  in  the  same 
year  for  representatives  to  a  convention  to  frame  a  Constitu- 
tion for  the  new  State.  Under  the  authority  of  the  Enabling 
Act,  the  Governor,  Chief  Justice  and  U.  S.  Attorney  appor- 
tioned the  representatives  to  the  convention  among  the 
several  counties  in  the  State  as  follows: 

District.     Counties.    No.  Delegates      District.     Counties.    No.  Delegates 

No.    I— Weld 2      No.  14- Lake  and  Park 2 

15—  Saguache 1 


2 — Weld  and  Larimer 1 

3 — Larimer 1 

4— Boulder 2 

5-Gilpin 2 

6— Clear  Creek 2 

7 — Clear  Creek,  Summit  and 

Grand 1 

8— Jefferson 2 

9— Arapahoe 6 


10 — Arapahoe  and  Douglas 1 

11— Bent 1 

12— Elbert  and  Bent 1  Total 

13— -El  Paso 2 


16— Fremont 1 

17— Pueblo....". 2 

18 — Las  Animas 3 

19— HuerfanoandLasAnimas  1 

20— Huerfano 1 

21— Costilla 1 

22— Conejos 1 

23— Rio  Grande  and  Hinsdale  1 
24— La  Plata 1 


As  part  of  the  history  of  the  movement  it  may  be  interest- 
ing to  record  the  names  of  the  gentlemen  who  received  the 
suffrages  of  their  fellow-citizens  on  this  occasion,  as  set  forth 
in  the  report  of  the  Territorial  Board  of  Canvassers,  and  the 
votes  which  they  respectively  secured.  The  political  prefer- 
ences of  the  successful  candidates,  whether  Republican  or 
Democrat,  are  indicated  by  Districts: 

1— Weld  County:    S.  J.  Plumb,  r,   569;  J.  S.  "Wheeler,  d,494; 

H.  T.  West,  286;  1ST.  C.  Meeker,  1. 
2_ Weld  and  Larimer:  A.  K.Yount,  r,  635;  N.  C.  Meeker,  603; 

Charles  E.  Broad,  1. 

3— Larimer:  W.  C.  Stover,  d,  314;  W.  K  Bachelder,  189. 
4— Boulder:  William    E.  Beck,  r,  710;  Byron   L.    Carr,  r,  673; 

James  JSTevens,  539;  Judson  W.  Turrell,  553. 
5_Gilpin:    Alvin   Marsh,  r,   551;  H.B.Morse,  d,  400;  L.  C. 

Eockwell,  r,  575;  Henry  Paul,  d,  321;  John  L.  Barlow,  41. 
6— Clear  Creek:  Wm.  M.  Clark,  r,  705;  Wm.   H.   Cushman,  d. 


i'HI-'Al, 


'    I'.aldwin.  r,  595;   Wm.  8,  U.M-kwi-ll.  ,1, 
~,     <  .  Sin, unit  and  Grand:     W.   \V.    R 

;.    141;    Stephen    Decatur, 

RTagstaff,  • 
9     Jefp  rson:    < ..    < ..   WTiite,   d,    M)8;   Win.  Lee,  d,  t25;   A.  8. 

Benson,  389;   \V.  D.  Arm- 

Ajapahoe:   E.T,  Wells,r,  1,496;  11.  P.  II.  IJromwrll. 

LO.  Ellsworth,  r,  1,460;   F.J.Ehert,r,  1,892;   Dani.-l  Ihmi, 

r.  1,821;  0.  I'.   KM.-r,  r,    L,483;   dJfred  Sayre,  d,  l.unu;   K. 

(i.  Um-kintrliam,  d,  s:;i;    Wm.  <  i  ilpin.    777;'   Alvin  Medina 

761;  H.  It.  Hunt,  782;  Jamea  Weir,  V 

10  Arapah.T    aii<l    D..iitrla>:     ('.    I*.  \Vil<-.»\.    r,    1,848;    .I«»lm    11. 

Oraig,  LinT. 
VI      P,,M.t:     15.  Van  /jin.lt.  .1.   1'.*:  J.  \V.  \Vi<Mi-i-fic].I.    .1.   69';    Ku- 

in,  H5. 
1:.'      JJcnl  and  Kll>rrt:  .lolin  S.  llouo-h,  ,1,   240, 

:  Joseph  0.  Wilson, r,  459;   Etoberl  I)..nLrla>.  r,  162; 
Janu's  T.  Wilson,  1H7:  K.  K.  Smith.  P, 

11  Park  an.l  Uki*:  WiUiam  H.  James,  r,  369;   Webster   Uallin- 

;nr,:  George  M.  r«-a>«-.  «l.  l^o;  Win.  M«'\- 
oache:   W.  B.Feltpn,r,  35;  R.  H.Jones,    29;  John    Law- 
reno 

It)      Kivniont:    A.   I).  (  'UMJHT.  r,  ^Ol;.lulm  W.  Warn-n,  2< 

I'ut-l.lu:  Henry  ('.  Hwtcher,  r,  217;  Wilhnr  F.  Stone,  d,215. 

La-  Aniinas:   .i»-su>  M.  ( lan-ia.  «1,  »»r.':  (  'a-iiiu'n»  Han-la.  <1.  • 
Kafarl  ('liacon,  (L'-ll;  <ir<inr»-   i;.»vl«'>.  <L    J-7»i:  .laun-  1-".  .\f:ir 
tiiKlH);  A.   F.   Duiitnn.   5 
ID      Las  Aninia.-  and   Ilui-rfanu:    A^apcta  Vi^il.  <L  -VJr> ;  CK'inrntr 

Tntriii,,.  263;  Anastasia  Valdt-/..  85, 
20— Ilm-rfan..:   U«.l»Tt  A..  Quillian, d,  200;   Daniel  J.Hayden, 84. 

•Jl      (  -.Milla:    Win.  II.  M.-yt-r,  r,   US;    Danit-1   Bendricks,  19. 

<  'OIU-JMS:    Lafayrttc  ifcad.  r,  1-^. 
'}'.$      Kin  (irand<-  and  Hin.-dalc:      William     K.     Krniu-dy.    d.    \!<M; 

Ht-nry  Hfiismi,   1  58, 
VM       La  I'fata:    Hrnry   U.  Oosby,  P,   L85;    K.  M.  Hamilton.  86;    V 

K.  1  [aymaker, 

The  Convention  met  at  niii«»  in  tin*  nioiiiin<z:  of  ilu'  -Jlst  of 
DeceinlxT,  ls?r>.  in  llx-  third  story  ot'thr  building,  iht-n  known 
as  tlic  First  National  Hank  Building,  situated  at  tin*  cornrr 

of  16th  and  Blake  streeta    Thr  journals  of 

und'T  tli»«    direction  of    thr  Mayor  of    tin-    city,  thr  I 
William    ,1.    I>ark»T.    th«-    hall    had'   tx  d     with 

iiuiinM-oiis    paintings    conti  ilnitrd    by  citis 
(lrap«Ml   with  tin-  National  flair.      A 


150  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM    OF   COLORADO. 


the  convention  met  for  the  purpose  of  temporary  organization 
and  was  called  to  order  by  the  Hon.  Robert  Douglas,  of 
El  Paso  county,  a  venerable  gentleman  who  has  served  on 
several  occasions  in  the  Territorial  Legislature.  On  motion 
of  the  Hon.  Henry  C.  Thatcher,  of  Pueblo,  Wilbur  F.  Stone, 
Esq.,  of  the  same  county,  was  selected  for  temporary  Presi- 
dent and  delivered  an  appropriate  address,  expressing  the 
hope  that  the  deliberations  of  the  convention  would  be 
animated  by  candor,  moderation  and  a  true  pride  of  State, 
and  that  the  Constitution  adopted  might  be  a  monument  of 
honor  to  the  Centennial  State.  William  R  Kennedy, 
Esq.,  of  Hinsdale,  was  elected  temporary  Secretary,  and 
Alvin  Marsh,  Esq.,  of  Grilpin  county;  Clarence  B.  Elder,  Esq.;  of 
Arapahoe  county  and  Robert  Quillian,  Esq.,  of  Huerfano 
county,  were  appointed  a  Committee  on  Credentials.  At  a 
later  nour  the  Committee  on  Credentials  reported  the  follow- 
ing named  delegates  as  entitled  to  seats  upon  the  floor  of  the 
convention: 

1— S  J  Plumb  £nd  Jno  S  Wheeler  13— J  C  Wilson  and  R  Douglas 

2— A  K  Yount  14— Wm  H  James  and  Geo  E  Pease 

3— W  C  Stover  15— W  B  Felton 

4— W  E  Beck,  Byron  L  Carr  16— A  D  Cooper 

5— Alvin  Marsh  and  L  C  Rockwell  17— Wilbur  F   Stone  and  Henry  C 

6— Wm  H  Cushman,  Wm  M  Clark  Thatcher 

7— W  W  Webster  18— George  Boyles,  J  M  Garcia  and 

8— G  G  White  and  William  Lee  Casimero  Barela 

9— H  P  Bromwell,L  C  Ellsworth,  "19— Agapeta  Vijil 

F  J  Ebert,  C  P  Elder,   E  T  20— Robert  A  Quillian 

Wells  and  Daniel  Kurd  21— William  H  Meyer 

10— H  P  Wilcox  22— Lafayette  Head 

11— J  W  Widderfield  23— W  R  Kennedy 

12— John  S  Hough  24— Henry  R  Crosby 

At  a  later  date  B.  Yan  Zant  made  claim  to  the  seat  of  the 
Hon.  J.  W.  Widderfield,  but  the  committee  to  whom  the  mat- 
ter was  reported,  were  unable  to  find  any  ground  for  his  claim. 
This  was  the  only  contest  which  occurred. 

On  the  adjournment  of  the  convention  for  the  afternoon,  the 
Republican  members  met  in  caucus  and  agreed  upon  a  per- 
manent organization  of  the  convention  selecting  for  the 
several  positions  the  gentlemen  of  their  faith  afterwards 
elected.  The  delegates  of  the  Democratic  party,  being  in  the 
minority,  had  previously  met  in  caucus  and  determined  on 
the  course  to  be  taken  by  them. 

On  the  22nd  December,  the  convention  met  pursuant  to 
adjournment  and  completed  its  organization  by  the  election 
of  the  following: 

President Joseph  C  Wilson,  rep El  Paso 

Secretary W  W  Coulson,rep Boulc-er 

First  Assistant  Secretary Herbert  Stanley,  rep Clear   Creek 


I  [o,(i;  Al'llic  A  I.    <  i  OOLOR.v 


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itrArms.. 

I  'ark 

aidt,  rep 
Janit 

lMl«T|«IVt.  i  ' 

•       ino   Pond 


The  proceedings  for   the  permanent   organi/;ition  were 
livened    hy    an    animated   speech    from    the    ll«»n.  Geori: 
lenounciiiLC    the  conduct  «>f    the  K.  -publican  ni'-m 

In  engroiBsing  the  places  in  the  gifl  of  tin-  convention  afu-r 

the  many  disclaimers  of  partisanship    which  had  h.-en  n: 
At  the  conclusion  of  the  remarks  of   Mr.  Pease  a  d'-l- 
marked  in  the  slaiiLC    <»t'  the    day  "Let  us  have    IN-ase." 
solutions  were  passed  formally   adoptinu-  t  he  (  \.nst  ituti- 
the  I'nited  States  in  pursuance  of  the  re^inn-men; 
ablinir  Act.     The   proceedings  of  this  day  were  opened  with 
prayer  by  the  Rev.  1-  .  \roorhees  Finch  and    <>n   th»-  f<.ll«. 
day  it  was  voted  that    the  mini  the    variou-  d.-n 

nations  of  D'-nver.   or    other    ministers  ]>resent  in  the  city  be 
invited  by  the  Chair  to  official  iy   a^  chaplaii 

ention.     At    the    >ul»  days'  sessions,  prayer 

i\v  Bishop  John  F.Spaolding  and  by  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Bads,  I  ^r.  Lord  of  the  Pr-  ui  ehui 

M.  Sturt.-\  -ant  of  the    Congregational    chui'ch.    thelJ. 

IK  Adams,  Hawley.  Linn,  XVellin^ron.  Keller. 
Hartford  and  Miller;  many  of  these  gentlemen  olliciatin^ 
upon  several  occasions. 

On  the  jth  day  of  the  session  of  the    convention   ..January 
4th  •  the  Chair  announced  the  standing  committees,  as  f<>l! 

mil  of  Rights—  Marsh,  \Vidderlield,  Head,  Ellsworth  and 
Wheeler. 

Leyixl'ithm    <nt<l     Legislaf  n  r>  —Thatcher,    Stover.     YA 
-lames.  Meyer,  \Vilcox.  Clark,  Boyles  and  Cushman. 

/>>  ixirti/Kiil  —  Klder.    IloiiLch.    .lames.  Head  and 
White. 

Jiiflirnir;/—  Stone,  Wells,    Thatcher.    Beck,     Mar-h.   \\ 
well.  \Vhite.  IJovles,  Kennedy,    Pease,  y>'} 

l{i<i/it.  '/'    and  MS    -Webster,    I'romweii, 

Stoi,  .  \'iCril. 

linfttm'lni,  :   /!•  iimnil 

\Vllr. 

h,  Thatcher.  \\  la   .   \\ 


152  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


Revenue  and  Finance — Cushman,  Yount,   Hough,  Plumb 
and  Ellsworth. 

Counties — Boyles,  James,  Stover,  Kurd  and  Plumb. 

Officers  and  Oath  of  Office — Felton,  Wells,   Lee,    Crosby 
and  Quillian. 

Military  Affairs — Garr,  Cooper  and  Pease. 

Mines  and  Mining — Clark,  James,  Kennedy,  Rockwell 
Crosby,  Stover,  Ebert,  Carr  and  Webster. 

Irrigation,  Agriculture  and  Manufactures — Plumb,  Head, 
Barela,  Felton,  Wheeler,  Lee,  Ebert,  Widderfield  and  Cooper. 

Accounts  and  Expenditures  of  Convention — Yount,  Ebert 
and  Barela. 

Stale  Institutions  and  Buildings — Douglas,  Hurd,  Quil- 
lian, Cushman  and  Kennedy. 

Congressional  and  Legislative  Apportionment — Beck, 
Thatcher,  Quillian,  Ellsworth,  White,  Meyer.  Pease,  Kennedy 
and  Clark. 

Federal  Relations— Wilcox,  White  and  Garcia. 

Future  Amendments — Pease,  Elder,  Boyles,  Wilcox  and 
Marsh. 

Revision  and  Adjustments — Wells,  Bromwell,  Carr,  Lee 
and  Rockwell. 

Schedule — Quillian,  Wells,'  Stone,  Marsh  and  Carr. 

Printing — Hough,  Bromwell  and  Webster. 

Enrolling  and  Engrossing — Cooper,  Crosby  and  Widder- 
field. 

State,  County  and  Municipal  Indebtedness — Bromwell, 
Cushman,  Hough,  Douglas  and  Yount. 

Forest  Culture — Ebert,  Felton  and  Stover. 

Miscellaneous — Head,  Beck,  Garcia,  Lee  and  Elder. 

On  the  following  day  (January  5th)  the  rules  for  the  govern- 
ment of  the   proceedings   of  the   convention  were  adopted, 
substantially  the  same  as  those  controlling  the  House  of  Re- 
presentatives of  the  Territory.     As  illustrating  the  interest 
felt  by  the  community  generally  in  the  labors  of  the  conven- 
tion it  may  be  mentioned  that  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Denver,  the  City  National  Bank  and  the   Colorado  National 
Bank  each  agreed  to  advance  the  sum  of  $1,000  to  be  applied 
to  the  discharge  of  the  per  diem  of  the  members.     The  con- 
vention were  invited  to  be  present  at  several  public  entertain- 
ments.    The  Library  Association  of  the   city   of  Denver  of- 
fered to  the  convention  the  free  use  of  their  library.    Its  ses- 
sions were  generally  attended  by  persons  from  all  parts  of 
the  Territory,  and  from  the   beginning  almost   to  the  end  of 
the  session,  petitions,  memorials  and  remonstrances,  expres- 
sive of  the  views  and  wishes  of  the  petitioners  and  memorial- 


BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM    OF   COLORADO. 


•itimially  presented.     The  con\  ent  ion  were  urged 

j>t  mining  properties  and  not  to  exempt  them;  to 

church  propert y  and  school  property  equally  \viih  other  pro- 
perties, and  to  exempt  them.  Petitions  \\  «T«-  presented  in 
favor  of  allowing  a  division  of  tin-  school  fund  and  against, 
tliis;  in  favor  of  and  against  women  sntlra^c;  in  tavor  of  and 
against  the  recognition  of  the  Divine  Power  in  the  Preamble; 
against  the  employment  of  chaplains  to  the  Legislature  and 
in  public  prisons,  asylums  and  other  institutions.  The  Pres- 
bytery of  the  Territory  presented  a  memorial  urging  that  the 
convention  should  recognize  the  authority  of  (iodandthe 
obligation  and  necessity  of  the  Sabbath  as  a  civil  institution, 
and  many  other  like  ]> repositions  were  presented  to  the  con- 
vent ion.  One  enthusiastic  gentleman  framed  and  caused  to 
be  printed  and  circulated  before  the  convention  met,  a  consti- 
tution which  the  convention  was  recommended  to  adopt 
literally.  During  the  session  many  petitions  were  present- 
ed in  regard  to  provisions  for  the  control  of  railways;  and  it 
may  be  remarked  that  gentlemen  who  have  since  that  time 
been  most  active  in  promoting  such  legislation,  were  then  op- 
posed to  conferring  the  power  of  regulation. 

The  Legislative  Assembly  on  the  llth  February  adopted 
an  act  providing  that  the  convention  should  receive  the 
same  per  diem  and  mileage  as  the  members  of  the  Legisla- 
ture, and  appropriated  $26,000  to  defray  the  per  diem  and 
other  expei  i 

On  the  r>th  January  the  work  of  the  convention  fairly  com- 
menced, and  on  that  day  resolutions  were  presented  as  follows: 

By  Mr.  Beck — Proposing  a  form  of  Preamble,  respecting 
the  establishment  of  a  State  Religion;  respecting  the  support 
of  sectarian  schools  from  the  public  moneys;  respecting  the 
establishment  of  a  system  of  free  schools,  and  respecting  re- 
ligious instruction  in  the  public  schools. 

By  Mr.  Carr — That  the  property  in  the  waters  of  the  Terri- 
tory should  be  vested  in  the  State,  and  that  laws  ought  to  be 
passed  governing  the  distribution  thereof:  that  all  property 
within  the  State  should  be  taxed  equally. 

By  Mr.  Clark — That  only  the  net  product  of  mineral  bear- 
ing veins  should  be  taxed. 

P»y  Mr.  Wilcox  Res  pec  ting  the  formation  of  judicial  dis- 
tricts. 

!>y    Mr.  Kelt  on    -Providing    that    no    law    should    embrace 
•  than  one  subject. 

l»y  Mr  Mromwell  Requiring  the  committee  on  Public  ln- 
debtedness  to  enquire  B  'liable  restrictions  and 

limi;  -hould  be  put  on  the  issuance  of  municipal  bonds. 


154  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


On  the  6th  of  January  a  committee  previously  appointed 
reported  a  memorial  to*Congress  praying  the  appropriation 
of  $25,000,  as  an  increase  to  the  appropriation  by  the  Terri- 
torial Legislature  before  mentioned. 

On  this  day  resolutions  were  presented  as  follows: 

By  Mr.  James — For  the  appointment  of  a  Commissioner  of 
Mines  and  G-eology. 

By  Mr.  Wilcox — In  regard  to  the  composition  of  the  Legis- 
lature and  the  qualifications  of  members  thereto. 

By  Mr.  Cooper — In  respect  to  discrimination  by  railroad 
corporations. 

By  Mr  James — Regard  to  the  taxation  of  non-residents  up- 
on moneys  loaned  on  mortgage  within  this  State. 

By  Mr.  Clark — In  regard  to  uniformity  of  taxation;  in  re- 
gard to  the  conviction  of  crime  and  providing  that  it  should 
not  be  attended  with  political  disability;  providing  for  a 
majority  verdict  by  juries;  providing  that  the  Supreme  Court 
may  establish  rules  of  practice  for  the  District  Courts. 

By  Mr.  Wilcox — In  regard  to  the  assessment  of  taxes. 

By  Mr.  Douglas—That  the  several  grants  of  land  to  the 
State  should  be  held  separately. 

By  Mr.  Lee — Against  public  credit  to  private  enterprises. 

By  Mr.  Carr — In  favor  of  compulsory  education. 

By  Mr.  Bromwell — Providing  for  the  establishment  of  the 
rates  to  be  charged  upon  water  furnished  for  irrigation  to  be 
fixed  by  County  Commissioners. 

By  Mr.  Kennedy — In  regard  to  the  oath  of  office. 

On  the  7th  resolutions  were  presented  as  follows: 

By  Mr.  Felton — In  regard  to  the  basis  of  Congressional  and 
Legislative  apportionment. 

By  Mr.  Ebert — In  regard  to  forest  culture  proposing  an  elab- 
orate code  of  rules  for  the  protection  of  the  forests  of  the  State. 

By  Mr.  White— In  regard  to  the  condemnation  of  toll  roads 
for  public  purposes. 

By  Mr.  Stover — In  regard  to  taxation  of  non-residents' 
lands. 

By  Mr.  Wells — In  regard  to  forest  culture;  providing  the 
offenders  having  forfeited  their  recognizances  should  not  be 
admitted  to  bail;  in  favor  of  taxing  the  fees  of  jurors  in  civil 
cases  to  the  parties;  in  favor  of  allowing  the  courts  co  dis- 
charge the  jury  in  certain  cases  and  hear  the  evidence. 

By  Mr.  Wilcox — Against  special  acts  of  incorporation. 

By  Mr.  Bromwell — In  iavor  of  the  removal  of  public  officers 
upon  impeachment;  in  respect  to  the  ventilation  of  mines. 

By  Mr.  Cooper — In  favor  of  disfranchising  any  candidate 
for  office  guilty  of  bribery. 


BIOGKAIMIK'AL    COMPENDIUM    OF    < '« •  l.«  >  K  ADO. 


I>>    Mi.   Bberl      In  fai  .••mptingrhmvh  proper 

taxation  and  in  favor  of  taxing  the  property  or  insiitu: 

«>!'  learning  not  maintained  at  pubi  use. 

15v  Mr.  \V  In    favor  of   limiting  tin*    ]>«>-. 

Legislature  to  contract  del, 

liy  Mr.  IMmnl)  -To  make  tin'  stockholders  in  hanks  in- 
dividually responsible. 

1'y  Mr.  \Vheel.-r  —  For  the  protect  ion  of  the  occupants  of 
school  lands. 

By  Mr.  Hromwell—  In  respect  to  the  inalienahility  of  gov- 
ernment pou 

Hy  Mr.  Carr  —  Against  laws  impairing  the  obligation  of 
contracts  or  remedies  existing  al  the  time  <>t'  the  execution 
(hereof 

On  the  8th  of  .January  resolutions  were  presented  as  follows: 

I'.y  Mr.  \Vilcox     In  regard  to    tin-  l)asis  of    Leo-islativr 
pornonment 

By  Mr.  Khn-t    -In    favor    of   the    cstahlishment 
I  'niv«-rsity. 

By  Mr.  Beck  —  Confirming  the  location  of  the   I'niversity  at 

Moulder;    invalidating   contracts    hy  corporations    with  their 

*'inplny.  mpting  a  corporation  from  liahility  for  injuries. 

Mr.  Lee—  In  favor  of  exempt*  a  taxation,  tempor- 

arily, land  devoted  to  forest  or  on-hard  cultu 

I>y  Mr.  (Mark      In  favor  of  rel:  inin»-  litigants. 

By  Mr.  Carr—  In  favor  of  abolishing  the  grand  j  uiy  system. 

By  Mr.  Baivla-  Against  t'encr  laws. 

By  Mr.  Carr  —  In  favor  of  the  t-h-ction  of  regents  for  the 
university. 

By  Mr.  Wilcox  —  Against  public  aid  to  private  corporations. 

The  committee  on  the  Bill  of  Rights  reported  on  this  day. 

On  .January  loth  the  following  resolutions  were  presented 

By  Mr.  Hough  —  In  favor  of  taxing  residents  on  Indian 
lands;  in  favor  of  publishing  the  laws  both  in  Knglish  and 
Spanish;  disabling  from  holding  office. 

By  Mr.  Yount  —  Continuing  the  location  of  the  Agricultural 
college  at  Fort  CoUins. 

Oft  this  day  the  busy  stenographer,  who  had  infested  the 


convention    up    to  that  time  with    propnsitioi 

1  a    consideration,  nal  ^iii- 

and  the  rommiue.'  «>n  Preamhl'-  made  th-  !.  which 

idered  in  «•  e    of   the    whole,      Tli- 

the      pl'cjjosrd      pivaml'le     of     a  II     of     the     P 

del)ate     in     whirl  ••inwell.     \\hite. 

•in-!  I'.eck  participa 
HM  tiif    llth    of   January    the    p  of  Mr.  Kh»-n  in 


156  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


favor  of  laws  promoting  the  growth  of  forests  were  con- 
sidered and  the  mover  of  the  proposition  delivered  a  thought- 
ful address,  probably  the  most  carefully  prepared  that  was 
heard  during  the  sessions  of  the  convention. 

On  the  12th  of  January  the  debate  upon  the  preamble  was 
continued  in  committee  of  the  whole  and  it  was  adopted  sub- 
stantially as  now  appears  in  the  Constitution. 

On  the  same  day  the  resolutions  of  Mr.  Wheeler  in  respect 
to  the  protection  of  the  occupants  of  school  lands  were  con- 
sidered and  referred  to  the  committee  on  Education. 

On  the  13th  of  January  Mr.  Kennedy  presented  resolutions 
in  respect  to  the  inalienability  of  the  power  of  eminent  do- 
main; against  the  use  of  public  money  for  the  support  of 
sectarian  schools;  in  favor  of  the  eligibility  of  women  to  of- 
fice under  school  laws.  The  resolutions  of  Mr.  Bromwell  in 
regard  to  the  inalienability  of  the  powers  of  government 
were  discussed. 

January  14th,  Mr.  Beck  reported  the  ordinance  required  by 
the  Enabling  Act  securing  religious  toleration  and  renouncing 
all  claim  to  the  public  lands  within  the  Territory. 

The-  resolutions  of  Mr.  Bromwell  in  regard  to  the  inalien- 
ability of  government  powers  were  further  debated,  and  the 
report  of  the  committee  on  the  Executive  Department  was  con* 
sidered  in  the  committee  of  the  whole,  Mr.  Elder,  Chairman 
of  that  committee,  making  a  lengthy  address. 

On  the  15th  of  January,  the  committee  on  Military  Affairs 
submitted  their  report  and  the  Article  on  the  Executive  De- 
partment was  further  considered  in  committee  of  the  whole. 

January  17th,  Mr.  Pease  introduced  a  resolution  in  favor  of 
Legislation,  declaring  it  criminal  to  import  adulterated 
liquors.  The  proposition  of  Mr.  Pease  was  afterwards  sub- 
stantially adopted  in  the  5th  section  of  the  18th  Article. 

The  Article  on  the  executive  department  was  further  con- 
sidered in  the  committee  of  the  whole,  reported  to  the  con- 
vention and  ordered  printed,  and  the  Bill  of  Rights  was  con- 
sidered in  the  committee  of  the  whole. 

January  18th.     Petitions  were  presented  as  follows: 

By  Mr.  Plumb,  Mr.  Marsh  and  Mr.  Elder — Asking  that  pro- 
perty devoted  to  education  be  exempted  from  taxation. 

By  Mr.  Elder — In  favor  of  the  establishment  of  a  Police 
Court  for  the  city  of  Denver. 

A  resolution  was  presented  by  Mr.  Kennedy  in  respect  to 
future  amendments  to  the  Constitution. 

The  Bill  of  Rights  was  further  considered  in  committee  of 
the  whole. 

On  January  19th,  petitions  were  presented  as  follows: 


IUOGRAP] 


r.y  Mr.  (Murk,  fium  citi/, 

tie  exemption  df  j,i  |  to  purpox,  dca 

lion  and  chinch  propel  \\  . 

r.y  Mr.  Stover      [nfavorofll  iting   in    th'  itu- 

tion  an  acknou ;  at  of  Divine  Providence  and  prohibit- 

ing the  abrogation  of  th"  Sabbath. 

Resolutions  were  oH'en-d  as  follows: 

r.y  Mr.  Webster  In  favor  of  securim:  to  each  coiiniy  a 
member  of  the  House  of  i!»-pi  -'s.-ntat  i 

r.y  Mi.  <  an- — [n  favor  of  making  effectual   the   pro. 
of  the  statute  authorizing  count  \  commi-  ilat»- 

char^fs  upon  \vatt-r. 

The  Article  ujum  the  State  militia  was  considered    in  com 
mlttee  Of  the  whole  and   adopted    with   only    verbal  changes, 
which  was  remarked  upon  as  an  anomaly. 

The  resolutions  of   Mr.  Bromwell    afi   to    the  assessniei, 
property  for  taxation    wnv    further   debated    and  referred  to 

the  committee  oil    Revenue. 

January  20th,  21st  and  23rd.     Petitions   and  ivuorts    w 
received  but  no  action  was  taken  by  the  convention. 

.January  -J-Uli.     A  lengthy  and    animated    debate    was  bad 
on    Mr.  Pease's   resolution   in   regard    to   the    prohibit!." 
adulterated  liquors. 

January  LOth.     Mr.  \Vilcox    nu.vrd   an   amendment    to  the 
rules  so  as  to  require  the   convention    to    meet   at  nine  in  the 
morning  instead  of  ten  as  theretofore.    (At  a  later  day  the 
same  gentleman  was  found  spurring  the  committees   Lnio 
tivity  and  urging  an  early  adjourmnri 

A  long  debate  was  had  on  this  day  in  n-gard    to  the  ]»i 
ingot'  the  laws  in  Spanish. 

The  Legislative  Article  was  considered  in  committee  of  the 
whole  and  much  debate  occurred  in  respect  to  the  propei 
to  be  appointed  for  the  election  of  the  members  of   the  < 
eral  Assembly. 

January  26th.     The  report  of  the  ccmmi  islature 

and  Legislation  was  considered  in  committee  of  the  whole. 

January  ^?th      The  committee  on   State    Institutions  n 
their  report  by  Mr   Douglas,  Oiaiiman. 

The  report  of  the  commit  tee  on  Legislature  and  Legisla' 
was  further  considered  in  committee  of  ' 

January  -jsth.  The  report  of  the  committee  on  forest  cul- 
ture was  Considered  in  convention  and  a  pi 

occurred  on  the  Ltion  to  exempt  private  la  otod 

culture  from  taxation. 

Then-port    of    the    ,•,  .mmittee  of  the  whole  on  the 
concerning  militia  was  adopted. 


158  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF  COLOEADO. 


January  29th.  The  committee  on  Future  Amendments 
made  their  report;  also  the  committee  on  Counties. 

The  Article  upon  State  Institutions  was  considered  in  com- 
mittee of  the  whole. 

January  31st.  The  report  of  the  committee  .on  Public  In- 
debtedness was  considered  in  committee  of  the  whole. 

February  1st.  The  Article  on  Public  Indebtedness  was 
further  considered  in  committee  of  the  whole. 

The  Bill  of  Rights  was  considered  in  convention  and  a 
debate  occurred  in  respect  to  the  proposed  abolition  of  the 
grand  jury  and  the  condemnation  of  private  property  for 
private  reservoirs,  drains  and  ditches. 

February  2nd.  The  Bill  of  Rights  was  further  considered 
in  convention  and  the  preamble  thereto  was  adopted. 

The  report  of  the  committee  of  the  whole  on  the  executive 
department  was  considered  in  convention  and  a  committee 
was  appointed  by  the  Chair  to  frame  an  address  to  the  people, 
also  the  committee  on  Mines  and  Mining  made  their  report. 

February  3rd.  The  report  of  the  committee  on  Counties 
was  considered  in  committee  of  the  whole.  The  proposition 
originally  reported  to  prohibit  the  removal  of  county  seats, 
except  by  two  thirds  vote,  excited  protracted  debate. 

During  this  convention  a  call  of  the  house  was  ordered  and 
an  unhappy  member  who  was  absent  was  fined  one  bushel  of 
apples  and  one  hundred  cigars. 

The  ordinance  previously  reported  by  Mr.  Beck  with  regard 
to  the  religious  toleration  and  disclaiming  title  to  public  lands 
was  adopted  and  referred  to  the  committee  on  Revision  and 
Adjustment. 

February  4th.  The  committee  on  State  Institutions  made 
a  further  report,  and  the  committee  on  Judiciary  reported  the 
Article  on  that  subject. 

February  5th.  The  report  of  the  committee  on  Future 
Amendments  of  the  constitution  was  considered  in  committee 
of  the  whole. 

February  7th.  The  standing  committee  upon  Officers  and 
Oaths  of  Office  made  their  report,  and  the  Article  on  Legisla- 
ture .and  Legislation  was  considered  by  the  convention. 
Further  debate  occurred  in  the  committee  of  the  whole  as  to 
the  day  fixed  for  the  election. 

As  in  many  other  instances  the  interests  of  the  inhabitants 
of  the  mountains  were  opposed  to  those  of  the  dwellers  in  the 
plains,  and  the  member  from  the  24th  district  was  foremost 
in  the  fray,  and  had  much  to  say  of  "the  Great  Treasure 
House  of  the  Nation,"  his  customary  phrase  in  alluding  to  the 
silver  bearing  region  of  the  San  Juan. 


:;.\i'iih  \i.  COMPENDIUM  OF  coi.oi:  \i»o.  159 


On  !li.«  sih  Kehrnary  tin-  c.  m^derat  i«.n  of   the  Article  upon 
ire  an. I    Legislation    \vas    continue!   ami  an  attempt 
was  made  to  leopen  the  wrangle  in  regard  to  the  day  «>f  elec- 
tion. 

The  Article  upon  Future  A  mendinents  was  referred  to  the 
committee  on  Revision  ami  Adjustment. 

The  standing  committee  on  SuHVaire  an<l  Flection-  r. -ported 
the  majority  by  Mr.  \Vel>>ter,  the  Chairman,  against  and  the 
minority  by  Mr.  Bromwell  in  favor  of  abolishing  distinctions 
of  sex  in  confeirinu:  th«'  suHVage. 

The  report  of  the  committee  on  Mines  and  Minin  -on 

sidered  in  committee  of  the  whole. 

On  February  '.Mh  the  report  of  the  committe.-  on  Mines 
and  Mining  was  further  eonsid^rrd  in  commi:  ih«- 

whoh\  and  the  report  of  the  committee  on  Forest  Culture*, 
now  contained  in  section  seven  of  Article  18,  was  adopted  in 
contention  and  referred  to  the  committee  on  Revision  and 

Adjustment. 

The  report  <»i'   the  committee  on  Miscellaneous    Subjects  in 
i-d  to  the  publication  of  laws  and    the    boundaries  of  the 
State  \sas  also  considered  in  convention  and  a  proirac;ed  de- 
nned in  regard  to   the  publication  of  the  laws  in  Kn- 
glish,  Spanish  and  (German. 

The  Article  concerning  Officers  and  Oath  of  Office  ^ 
considered  in  committee  of  the  wliole. 

Fehruary  loth.     The   Article    concerning   public  indel> 

nsidered  in  committee   of    the    whole  and  certain 
tions  thei-e<({'  i-ecommitted. 

The  section  proposed  by  Mr.  Pease  in  regard  to  the  import- 
ation of  adulterated  liquors  was  adopted  in  convention  and 
referred  to  the  committee  on  Revision 

February  llth.  The  committee  on  Irrigation,  -Agriculture 
and  Manufactures  made  their  report. 

The  Article  concerning  State  Institutions   was  further  con 
sidered  in  committee  of  the  whole. 

The  Article  concerning  Officers  and  Oath  of  OHice  was 
adopted  in  Convention,  and  the  Preamble  to  the  Constitution 
was  adopted  and  referred  to  the  committee  on  Re\  ision. 

February  li?th.  The  report  of  the  committee  upon  Edu- 
cation u:i<  considered  in  committee  of  thej  whole  and  a 

0    the  power  to    !"•  i  the 

Boa:  I'H'ation  in 

L8th.     1  was   fiirtliei  d; 

on  this  < 

public    in 
firiaii  purpose 


160  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 

February  14th.  A  memorial  was  presented  from  the 
Massachusetts  Women  Suffrage  Association  urging  the  ex- 
tension of  the  franchise  to  women.  This  memorial  bearing  on 
the  signatures  of  James  Freeman  Clark  and  Lloyd  Garrison. 

The  report  of  the  committee  on  Education  was  further  con- 
sidered in  committee  of  the  whole. 

February  15th.  The  committee  on  Commerce  was  dis- 
charged on  motion  of  the  Chairman,  because  uuable  to  act 
harmoniously. 

The  report  of  the  committee  on  Suffrage  and  Elections 
was  considered  in  committee  of  the  whole. 

The  report  of  the  committee  on  State  Institutions  and 
Buildings  was  adopted;  referred  to  the  committee  on  Revision. 

February  16th.  The  Judiciary  Article  was  considered  in 
committee  of  the  whole,  occupying  the  whole  of  the  session. 

February  17th.  A  Memorial  was  read  from  Bishop  Mache- 
beuf  protesting  against  the  action  of  the  convention  on  the 
public  school  question. 

The  committee  on  Public  and  Private  Corporations  present- 
ed their  report. 

The  Judiciary  Article  was  further  considered  in  committee 
of  the  whole. 

February  18th.  The  report  of  the  committee  on  Irrigation 
was  considered  in  committee  of  the  whole. 

February  19th.  Committee  on  Impeachments  and  Re- 
movals from  office  presented  their  report. 

The  committee  on  Schedule  also  reported. 

The  report  of  the  committee  on  Education  was  considered 
in  convention,  and  the  question  as  to  the  division  of  the 
school  fund  was  again  debated.  The  Article  was  finally 
adopted  in  convention  and  referred  to  the  committee  on  Re- 
vision. 

The  Article  on  Legislature  and  Legislation  was  considered 
and  adopted  in  the  convention. 

The  committee  on  Revision  made  their  first  report. 

February  21st.  The  Article  concerning  public  indebted- 
ness was  further  considered  in  committee  of  the  whole,  and 
the  phrase  ufor  all  purposes"  now  found  contained  in  section 
seven  of  that  Article,  and  which  has  since  occasioned  great 
debate,  in  clause  limiting  the  amount  of  the  indebtedness 
which  may  be  incurred,  was  inserted. 

Section  seven  of  the  Bill  of  Rights,  which  before  that  had 
been  referred  back  to  the  standing  committee,  was  further 
considered  and  adopted. 

The  Article  upon  counties  was  further  considered  in  com- 
mittee of  the  whole. 


Kiool  161 


February -j-Jud.    The  \\>  ;  tie  committee  on  Impeach 

meni  loptedii  'itionaii  •  •  the  commi 

on  Revision. 

The  report    of    ih«-    committee    on     Mines  and  Minii 
-idered  in  convention. 

February  ~:>>nl  The  report  of  t  he  committee  «>n  Revision 
and  Adjustment  coin  ••ruiuu'  the  Article  on  Impeachment- 
and  Removals  from  ( Ml'  bed, 

The  report  of  the  committee  OD  Irrigation  wa>  considered 
in  committee  of  the  whole  and  the  Article  on  Judiciary,  in 
convention, 

bruary  -J4th.     The  Judiciary  Article    was    further    con 
sidered  in  convention  and  debate  occurred    in    regard    to  the 
number    of    the    District    .Judges.      Ii    was    r-  to     the 

committee  on  Judiciary  to  consider  tin-  expediency  of  i-.-dnc 
;he  number  of  districts  to  three  and  conferring  power  up- 
on the  Supreme  Judges  to  take    part  in  the  work    nt'tlie  Dis- 
trict Courts. 

The  committee  on  Revision  reported  the  Article  on  Kxecu- 
tive  I)epartnnMit  with  sundry  amendments,  which  wen-  con- 
curred in. 

Tne  rt^jort  of  the  committee  on  ( 'oii-'i«'>sional  and  Legisla- 
tive apportionment  was  considered  in  committee  of  the  whole. 
Considerable    debate    took    place    in  regard  to  both  the  pro 
posed   number   of   the    Legislature    and  in  regard  to  the  ap- 
portionment.    Objection  was  made  to  the  number  a^  lixed  in 
the  Article  on  the  ground  of  expense.     A  committee  appoint- 
ed   to   iiKjuire    into    the    subject    reported  that  t  he  difference 
between  the  cost  of  one  session  of  the  Territorial  (ieiieral  As- 
sembly   and    that  of   the  State    Legislature  of    the  prop 
Dumber  would  be  less  than  s;>. :>n< i.     A  proposition  to    reduce 
the  number  of  Senator>  from  twenty-six  to  tuenty  and  of  re 
presentativefi  from  4'J  to  :::>  was  lo^t  1>\   a  larp-  majority. 

•  •tiniis  ])ro]»osed  for  the  Judiciary  Article  conferring  up 
on  the  Supreme  Court  the  control  and  supervision  of  railroads 
and  the  regulation    of   rat-  onsidered    in  commit!- 

the  whole  and  debated  by  Mr.  I  >romwelland  Mr.  White  in 
port  thereof,  and  by  Mr.  Thatcherand  Mr.  Stone   in  opposition. 

February  .^th.   The  commit! n  Revision  and  Adjustment 

made  farther  report,  and  debate  upon   the  sections    pro] 

by  Mr.  Hromwell  to  1..-  added  to  the  judiciary    article  confer 

linir  power  of  control  over  Railroad  Corporations  on  Supreme 

Court    was  continued.     The   proposed  sections  were  finally 
rejected 

'The  Article  upon  Corporations  wa-  considered    in    commit 

of  the    whole. 


162  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


February  26th.  The  Article  upon  Suffrage  and  Elections 
was  considered  in  committee  of  the  whole;  also  the  Article 
upon  Public  Indebtedness. 

The  committee  on  Accounts  reported  that  the  mileage  due 
to  the  members  of  the  convention  amounted  to  $1,326. 

The  report  of  the  committee  on  Revision  and  Adjustment 
upon  the  Articles — Militia,  Future  Amendments,  Executive 
Department,  Officers  and  Oath  of  Office,  were  considered  in 
convention  and  the  amendments  and  changes  recommended 
by  the  committee  were  concurred  in  and  the  Articles  referred 
back  for  adjustment  in  the  Constitution. 

February  28th.  The  Article  upon  Corporations  and  the 
Article  upon  Counties  were  considered  in  convention,  adopt- 
ed with  sundry  amendments  and  referred  to  the  committee 
on  Revision. 

On  this  day  the  President  of  the  convention  received  a  dis- 
patch from  Hon.  T.  M.  Patterson,  Delegate  in  Congress, 
stating  that  the  Senate  had  just  passed  a  Bill  appropriating 
monies  to  defray  the  expenses  of  the  convention,  and  a  vote 
of  thanks  was  tendered  to  Mr.  Patterson. 

The  Judiciary  Article  was  considered  in  convention. 

February  29.  The  Judiciary  Article  was  further  consider- 
ed in  convention  and  referred  to  the  committee  on  Revision. 

The  report  of  the  committee  on  Finance  was  considered  in 
committee  of  the  whole  and  a  further  debate  occurred  in  re- 
gard to  the  division  of  the  School  Fund. 

March  1st.  The  vote  by  which  Article  nine  on  Legislature 
prohibiting  corporations  from  relieving  themselves  by  con- 
tract from  liability  for  injuries  to  their  employes  was  recon- 
sidered and  the  section  was  at  this  time  lost;  it  was  after- 
wards adopted. 

The  Article  upon  Irrigation  was  further  considered  and 
section  six  of  Article  sixteen  of  the  Constitution  as  now  ap- 
pears as  proposed  by  Mr.  Pease.  The  Article  was  finally 
adopted  in  convention  and  referred  to  the  committee  on  Re- 
vision. 

The  Article  upon  Revenue  and  Finance  was  considered  in 
•convention. 

The  committee  appointed  to  prepare  an  ordinance  submit- 
ting the  Constitution  to  a  popular  vote  made  their  report. 

March  2nd.  The  report  of  the  committee  on  Revision  and 
Adjustment  upon  the  Article  on  State  Institutions  and  Build- 
ings was  considered  in  convention;  also  the  report  on  the 
Article,  Executive  Department;  also  the  Article  on  Officers 
and  Oaths  of  Office,  and  the  amendments  and  changes  sug- 
gested by  the  committee  were  concurred  in. 


IIAIMIK'AL    COMPKMHIM  KiOBADO. 


March  3rd.  The  coram  Revision  reported  the  \rr 

upon  Incorporation.  Su  tirade  and  Elections,  an<l  ( lounl 

The  committee  «»n  Miseellane,,us  subjects  reported  the 
Article  on  Distribution  of  Pow< 

( >rder  was  iriven  tor  the  arrangement  of  the  B< 
in  the  Constitution. 

A  motion  was  made    to  reconsider    the  rote  by  which  i 

y  devoted  to  school,  church  and  Territorial  purposes  had 
been  exempted  from  taxation,  and  a  substitute  therefor  of- 
fered by  Mr.  Heck  was  adopted. 

The  report  of  the  committee  on  Revi.Mon  upon  the  Article 
on  Legislation  was  considered  and  the  amendments  and 
chan  Miimended  by  that  committee  were  concurred  in 

and  the  Article  recommitted  for  adjustment;  also  the  report 
of  the  same  committee  on  the  Article,  Impeachments;  the 
Article  on  Education  and  Educational  Institutions;  the  Ar- 
ticle OH  Congressional  and  Legislative  Apportionment,  and 
the  Article  on  State.  (1ounry  and  Municipal  Indebted^- 

March   4th.     The   qonvention   received    a    communication 
from  the  Mayor  of  the  city  of  Pueblo  extending  an  invitation 
to  attend  at  that  city  festivities  in  honor  of  the  completion  of 
the  Atchison,  Topeka   &   Santa  Fe  Railroad      Thank< 
returned  and  the  invitation  was  declined. 

A  motion  was  made  to  strike  out  section  one  in  the  Article 
on  Education  prohibiting  the  (General  Assembly  from  pre- 
scribing text  books  and  a  debate  occurred  thereon.  The  mo- 
tion w;  s  lo- 

The  report   of   the    committee    on    Miscellaneous  Sub] 
was  considered  in  committee  of  the  whole;  also  the    report  of 
the  committee  on  Schedule. 

The  reports  of  the  committee  on  Revision  upon  the  Arti- 
on  Counties.  Corporations.  Suli'rage  and    Klectioii    were 
sidered  and  the  amendments  recommended  by  the  committee, 
concurred  in. 

March  r.th.  The  committee  on  Revision  and  Adjustment 
made  further  report. 

The  Schedule  was  considered  in  convention,  and  the  re] 
of  tlie  committee  on  Revenue  and  Finance    was  considered  in 
committee  of  the  whole.     The  Schedule  was  adopted    in 
vention  and  referred  to  the  committee  on  Revision. 

That  committee  also  reported  the  Article  on  Mi 
Subjects. 

Tlie  convention  adjourned  until  the  8th  in  order 

committee  <>n  Revision  opportunity  to  oompl 

March  Mh.      The  committee    «>n  n   and  Adj'. 

reported  the  Articles  on  Revenue,  and  Miscellaneous  Subj 


164  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF  COLORADO. 

The  Article  on  Revenue  and  Finance  was  considered  in 
convention  and  an  additional  Article  offered  by  Mr.  Brom- 
well  limiting  the  power  of  Municipal  Corporations  to  incur 
indebtedness  was  considered. 

March  9th.  The  committee  on  Revision  reported  a  sub- 
stitute for  the  Election  Ordinance. 

The  committee  on  Schedule  made  a   Supplemental  report. 

The  committee  on  Expenditures  presented  a  communication 
from  the  Secretary  of  the  Territory,  Mr.  Taffee,  stating  he  had 
sent  a  requisition  to  Washington  for  $20,000,  and  requesting 
instructions  as  to  the  disbursement  thereof. 

March  10th.  The  committee  on  Revision  and  Adjustment 
reported  various  amendments  proposed  in  different  Articles, 
and  the  report  of  the  committee  on  Schedule  was  considered 
in  convention.  The  substitute  for  the  Election  Ordinance 
was  considered  in  convention  and  adopted. 

On  the  afternoon  of  this  day  the  convention  was  attended 
by  a  party  of  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  Kansas, 
wno  visited  the  State  at  the  invitation  of  the  Atchison,  Tope- 
ka  and  Santa  Fe  Railroad  Company  and  a  recess  was  taken 
to  exchange  greetings  with  these  guests. 

The  report  of  the  committee  on  Revision  upon  the  Supple- 
mentary Article  of  the  Schedule  was  considered  and  con- 
curred in. 

March  llth.  A  committee  was  appointed  to  confer  with 
the  Territorial  Auditor  as  to  the  matter  of  the  payment  of 
the  expenses  of  the  convention;  and  a  Resolution  was  intro- 
duced by  Mr.  Felton  directing  the  committee  on  Revision  to 
change  the  Article  upon  Legislature  so  that  the  first  Legisla- 
ture should  meet  on  the  first  Wednesday  of  November  instead 
of  the  4th.  This  Resolution  I  believe  was  suggested  by  the 
Honorable  George  E.  Pease,  the  purpose  of  it  being  to  enable 
the  State  to  choose  Presidential  Electors.  It  is  probable  that 
but  for  this  change  the  vote  of  Colorado  would  not  have  been 
counted  at  the  next  ensuing  Presidential  election. 

March  13th.  A  Resolution  was  passed  directing  the  dele- 
gate from  Congress  to  use  his  influence  to  secure  the  estab- 
lishment of  District  Court  of  the  United  States  for  Colorado. 

The  Address  to  the  people  reported  by  the  committee  was 
read  and  adopted. 

Resolutions  were  introduced  directing  the  enrollment  in 
duplicate  of  a  Resolution  adopting  the  Constitution,  the  Or- 
dinances, and  the  Constitution,  that  the  Constitution  be  at- 
tested by  the  signatures  of  the  President  and  Secretary  and 
members,  present,  and  that  one  of  said  enrolled  copies  be 
delivered  to  the  Governor  of  the  Territory  to  be  by  him 


RAl'HK'AL    •  COLORA 


ti'-d    to    tht>    President    ;ui'l    th.'   Other    <;•  i     U)   tip' 

Secretary  of  th,«  T.-mtory  togeth.-r  with  th«-  Journal   and  n- 
cords  of  tli.-  convention.     I  clock   of  t'h.-  a  D  <>f 

this  sain.'  day  was  livd  as  th.'  hour  for    th.-    membei 

pend  their  signatures  to  theenroll(  itution. 

March  1  1th.      The    convention    COnsi 

committee  on  Judiciai-y  recommeo  :  t'..i 

the  choice  of  iv.-id.'ntial  elec  Mich  tin- 

committee  ivport.'d  was  found  in  \  md  Oth  itor 

Mr.    Peaae  opposed   tin-  proposition,  insisting  that  th.- 
course  of  th  la  ( 'onv.Mitiuii  wa^  wiiln.nt  ani  hoi'iiy.  tliat 

tli.'  vot.'s  of  that  Sratc  W.T.  ,  mplv    1 

suit  was  not  aH'.'ch'd  th.-r.-hy.  that  if  at  th.''   ensoi  ti«»ii 

a  majority  of  th-  electoral  tttside  of  Color;  Mild 

be  Democratic,  the  Dnnocralic  Hi»u<«-  would  midon!* 
/ject  the  vote  of  •  •  lorado. 

A    Resolution    olf.-ivd    l>y     MiV    Thatch. T.     th  in 

suhstanct-     as    that    offered  DJ    Mr.  Ftdtoii    on   the  lltli. 
adopted  and  thr  matter  referred  to  the  commitl n  \l 

which  committee  reported  the  chanir.'  on  th»-  afternoon  of  th«- 
same  day.  That  c<)mmittee  also  r.-poi-hMi  additional  .\iticl«--> 
to  the  Schedule.  These  were  concurred  in  by  id*  lion 

and  the  President  announced  that  this  completed  th«-  Consti- 
tution. 

A  call  of  the  House  was  then  mov.-d.  and    Mr.  Stone,  b.-ini: 
found    absent    was    arrested    and    apMi-opriai  ,h    with. 

M.-ssrs  Kllsworth  and  Kldei-.  of  Arai»aho.'  county,  were  ap- 
pointed a  Committee  t<>  see  t<»  the  printing  and  distribution 
of  the  Constitution,  and  on  motion  of  Mi-.  Dou^la^  the  r hanks 
of  the  convention  were  retained  to  the  riei-Li'yim'ii  who  had 
otliciated  in  opening  the  convention  with  prayer  at  ite 
us. 

The  committe^    on    Kn^rossment    r.'jiort.-(l    thr    .-niolli 
of    the    Constitution     which    was    then    put    up. 
passage    and    adopted   by    the  convntiop 
Mr.  Marsh,  of  (iilpin.  produc.'<l  a  p.-n  which  lie  said  ha  I 
provided  to  1).'  used  by  th<-  m.-mb«-r>  in    allixin.^    th.-: 
tores  to  th«'  lustrum. MH  and  to  b»-  th.-n 

dent  to  be  pres.M  ved  in  pri-prtual   memorial.      i  h-  l.-nt 

afli.ved  hi-  signature  to  the  Constitution  and    Mr.  >'an   in 
that  th.'  Hon.  II.  \\  11.  l.romw.'ll.    the    old  f  the 

convention  and  oii«'  of  th»'  most  ho:  Imuld  i  .  tin- 

-titutio'L  which  motion    WE  d    iinanim-  Tin- 

two  C  itution 

l>\     \Villiam     II.    Salisbury.     Esq.,    DOV   OJ    thll      it\.andth«- 

other  by  Frederick  -I   Stanton, 


166  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF  COLORADO 


signed  by  all  the  members  present.  An  appropriate  address 
to  the  President  of  the  convention  acknowledging  the  fair- 
ness, impartiality  and  ability  with  which  he  had  discharged 
the  duties  of  his  office,  subscribed  by  all  the  members  of  the 
convention  except  one,  was  presented  to  that  gentleman. 

The  committee  on  Expenditures  presented  a  detailed  report 
of  the  expenses  of  the  Convention.  The  total  miscellaneous 
expenses  including  printing  ($2,330.22)  were  reported  at  $2,- 
929.07;  per  diem  of  members  for  sixty-five  days  $19,622.;  mil- 
age of  members  $1,394.56  ;  total  sixty -five  days  $23,949.07. 

After  further  resolutions  touching  the  expenses  of  the  Con- 
vention, the  disposition  ot  its  property  and  effects,  a  prayer 
by  the  Rev.  J.  M.  Sturtevant  and  an  'address  from  the  Presi- 
dent, the  Convention  adjourned  without  day. 

I  have  outlined,  thus  unsatisfactorily,  the  proceedings  of  this 
Convention.  Even  if  the  time  would  serve  and  other  engage- 
ments permit,  it  would  be  impossible  to  reproduce  even  with 
approximate  accuracy  its  discussions  ;  they  were  never  re- 
ported nor  authentically  preserved.  I  believe  that  excepting 
the  admirable  address  of  Mr  Ebert,  of  Arapahoe  county,  in 
favor  of  his  proposition  for  the  preservation  of  the  forests, 
and  the  speech  made  by  Thatcher  in  opposition  to  Mr.  Brom- 
well's  proposition  to  confer  the  control  of  the  railways  upon 
the  Supreme  Court,  there  is  no  authentic  memorial  of  any 
part  of  these  debates.  They  were  generally  conducted  in 
conversational  style,  or  at  least  without  attempts  at  oratory, 
but  it  appeared  to  me  that  the  common  safeguards  and  regu- 
lations prescribing  the  division  of  powers  and  restricting  the 
several  departments,  were  sufficiently  understood  and  appre- 
ciated by  a  majority  of  the  members.  The  proceedings  of  the 
Convention  were  almost  uniformly  harmonious,  and  I  recollect 
no  occasion  whatever  of  the  manifestation  of  personal  acri- 
mony or  partisan  feeling.  There  were  some  members  of  the 
Convention  who  would  have  adorned  any  deliberative  body, 
and  others,  a  few,  who  would  have  been  of  no  value  any  where. 
Generally  speaking  they  were  animated  by  a  conscientious 
zeal,  faithfully  to  discharge  their  duty,  and  with  ability  equal 
to  the  occasion.  Those  who  have  read  the  Constitution  will 
observe  that  it  contains  all  the  modern  so-called  improve- 
ments, to  be  found  in  those  recently  adopted  in  other  States; 
and  some  that  have  no  precedent.  In  respect  to  some  of  these 
new  inventions,  and  especially  the  many  novelties  which  par- 
take of  the  nature  of  ordinary,  rather  than  Constitutional 
legislation,  the  work  of  the  Convention  is  liable  to  critisism. 
Laws  have  been  generally  found  ineffectual  to  make  men  either 
careful  of  their  own  rights,  or  considerate  of  those  of  others, 


HlOGKAPi  KMJil  M    OF    COLORADO.  167 


—either  intelligent  orli  ime  enactments,  are  not 

more  potential  when  en  roprlately,  in  the Consti 

tUtlon  of  the  State     Tin-re  are  ma;,\    of  the   provision-    of    tin- 
Constitution    also,     which.     a<lniiral)h-     in     themselves,    and 
from     which     profitable     result  <    were    anticipated,    seem    to 
be  Without  practical  value.      S..    it    happens    notwithstanding 
the  strict  provisions  of  the  Constitution   to   prevent   counties 
and  municipal  corporations   from    tin-    unwise    use   of  public 
funds,  and  limiting    their    power    of   incurring    indebted; 
and    the     taxing     power,     that     many,    perhaps     the     major 
ity  of  the  counties  of  th  have    <;one    on   in    violation  of 

these  provisions,  exceeding  tin-  limit  by  many  thousands  of 
dollars.  The  periodical  examination  of  the  accounts  of  the 
Treasurers  is,  as  I  am  advised,  made  in  a  'proforma  and  per- 
functory manner.  Tin*  State  has  every  year  since  1882  exce- 
the  prescribed  limit  of  taxation,  and  I  believe  that  the  (Jen 
era!  Assembly,  habitually,  or  at  least  frequently,  disregarded 
the  provisions  of  the  Constitution  specifying  the  manner  of 
legislation.  1  have  lately  read  in  the  public  journals  that, — a 
bill  being  upon  one  of  its  readings, — it  was  moved  and  carried 
with  appluse,  that  a  person  named  should  go  into  a  Corner 
ft /iff  re<ul  th<  l>ill  in  <t  l<>tr  raja  /rJtil,  tin-  I /oust'  proceeded 
with  its  irurh •  :  —as  if  legislation  were  desirable — as  if  most 

lation  were  not  a  blunder — as  if  laws  were  to  be  enarted 
and  completed  like  the  work  of  a  copyist.  The  provision  of 
the  Constitution  which  is  most  objectionable  is  perhaps  that 
which  allows  an  amendment  upon  a  bill  enacted  by  oneLegis- 
lature  merely.  Tin-re  has  been  but  one  session  of  the  (Jem-nil 
Assembly  since  the  admission  «.f  the  State  at  which  amend- 
ments to  the  Constitution  were  not  proposed;  there  was  never 
such  an  amendment  proposed  but  it  secured  the  approval  of 
the  two-thirds  required  by  the  article  of  the  Constitution,  or 

such  an  amendment  submitted  to  the    ju-ople   but    it   re- 
ceived almost  unanimous  approval, — excepting  that  prop. 
an  increase  in  the, Indies  of  the  Supreme  Court  :  yet  so  far  as 
I  remember  no  political  body,  part  \  convention,  or  newspaper 
ever  suggested,  recommended,    or   expl  for, 

any  of  these  amendments.  m»r  were  they  ever  opposed  or  sup- 
ported by  the  public  journals  o|' the  day.  lam  not  able  to 
recollect  any  instance  in  which  any  pi  amendment  was 

discussed  <»r  adverted  to  in  a  oanvafl  before  the  people.  Noth- 
ing could  dis]>lay  more  strikingly  both  the  unwisdom  of  the 
many  provision  Q  the  Constitution  which 

really  in  the  nature  of  ordinary  legislation,   and    which    ha\  e 

no  proper  place  in  such  an  instrument ;  and   the  impropriety 

of   allowing     amendments    to     the    fundamental   law    in    this 


168  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


manner.  Evidently  there  was  no  controlling  need  or  demand 
for  the  amendments  to  the  Constitution  in  any  of  these  res- 
pects, yet  the  change  was  proposed  and  adopted  as  if  under 
whip  and  spur.  One  quality  most  desirable  in  the  Constitu- 
tion is  stability.  It  ought  not  to  be  allowed  to  theorists  and 
designing  men  to  even  suggest  to  the  people  in  this  hasty 
and  inconsiderate  way  amendments  to  the  fundamental  law; 
and  in  order  that  a  desire  and  occasion  for  change  may  not 
arise,  the  Constitution  ought  never  to  contain  provisions  not 
fundamental  and  enduring  in  their  character.  I  believe  it 
will  be  admitted  by  discriminating  minds  that  as  a  whole  the 
Constitution  is  a  document  which  need  occasion  no  self-re 
proach  to  those  who  participated  in  its  preparation.  Many 
of  its  provisions  might  have  been  framed  in  a  wiser  spirit, 
but  for  the  fear  of  its  rejection,  which  haunted  the  Conven- 
tion f .  om  the  beginning,— a  fear  which  in  the  sequel  appeared 
without  reason  ;  for  at  the  election  held  on  the  first  day  of 
July,  1876  the  Constitution  was  ratified  by  a  majority  of 
11,404  in  a  total  of  19,482. 


BIOGRAPHIES— CONTINUED. 


Charles  A.  Raymond. 

Who  wa-  horn  at   Lockport.  N'ew  York,  August  2, 1850,  is  a  nn-m- 

•ii  of  Porter,  Raymond  A"  Co.,  of  Denver,     lir, 
mond  was  educated  al  Lockport,  and   wa>   prepared  at   tin-  Hi^h 

•  1,  at  that  town,  for  colleov.  hut  did  not  enter.      He 
ried  ('arlie  I).  Uuckley.  in  October,  ls"il:  three  children 

is    tlu-  result    of    tho    union.       Mr.   Raymond  came  to  Colorado    in 

.  and  foreio-ht  years  wa-  business  manager  of  the   Denver  He 
publican.       A>    ini^lit     l»e    surmised,  anyone  who  can  achieve  suc- 

:n  journalism,  may  reasoiiahly  expect  success    in    other   OCCU- 
p:iti<»ns      and  BO  it  ha>  pi-oven  with   Mi\  Raymond.      Since  1883  he 

!>een    connected  with  Mr.->r>.   \V.   \V .   1'orter  and   I.  \\.  1' 
in    the    insurance  and  real  estate  business,  and  the  extensive  repu- 
tation they  have  o^med  is  a  sure  indication  of   the  stability  of   the 
firm.       Mr.   Raymond  is  a  Republican,  and  though  not  an  aspirant, 
for  office,  takes  an  active  interest  in  local  and  national  politics. 

John  Brisben  Walker, 

The  proprietor  of  the  Herkeiey  Farm,  is  a  Pennsylvania!!  by  birth, 
and  was  educated  at  (ieor^etown  ( 'olleov,  I).  ('.,  and  at  West  I'oint. 
In  politics  Mr.  Walker  is  a  Republican,  and  in  IV.  ed  a 

unanimous  nomination  from  the  Republican  party  in  theThird  Con- 

ional  District  of  W*est  Virginia,  for  Congress.    He  is  not, 

pirant  for  otlice.      At  one  time  he  \va>  connected  with  the  press  of 

\Va-hino;ton  City,  and  whilst  moving  in  the  lit. 

creditable  prominence.     Bis  cultivation  of  the  I'"  .lias 

:         "d  to  be  not  only  profitable  to  him,  hut  even    m« 

toti  In  ls~,!»  be  began  cultivating  alfalfa  on  the 

Kan  ind  the  succes>  that  he  made  ,,f 

from  the  fact  that  at  the  ;  time  he  ha-,  1  /J()0  acres  of  it    un- 

der cult  i  vat  ion,  yielding  annually  about  -us,  and    he 

a    ready     market     for    this    prodi.  that    farm  also 

4(\r,  acre.-  in  othercrops.  Iker introduced  alfal: 

his  farm,  others  followed  his  example,  and  as  a  result  there  is  not  a 


170  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO 


nook  in  the  mountains  nor  a  ranch  on  the  plains  which  has  not  a 
spot  devoted  to  the  raising  of  alfalfa.  Mr.  Walker  resides  on  the 
Berkeley  Farm,  and  for  a  number  of  years  past  has  assisted  ma- 
terially in  various  ways  to  build  up  that  section  of  Denver. 

Lafe  Pence. 

Mr.  Lafe  Pence,  County  Attorney  for  Arapahoe  county, 
was  born  in  Columbus,  Indiana,  December  23,  1857,  and  owes  his 
'origin  to  Democratic  parentage.  He  received  his  education 
in  Hanover  College,  Indiana.  Mr.  Pence  was  married  to 
-Miss  Clara  Yawter,  December  22,  1881,  in  Franklin,  Indiana, 
one  son  has  been  born  to  them,  and  Mr.  Pence  has  booked  the  wee 
one  as  a  Democrat.  Mr.  Pence  came  to  Colorado  in  1881,  and 
lived  at  Rico,  Colorado,  until  December,  1884,  and  then  came  to 
Denver.  His  religious  convictions  are  Democratic. 

Peter  O 'Brian. 

Mr.  Peter  O'Brian,  County  Surveyor  for  Arapahoe  county,  was 
born  in  L'Orignal,  County  of  Prescott,  Canada,  on  the  6th  of 
January,  1856,  and  received  the  benefit  of  an  education  at  the 
Queen's  University,  Kingston,  Canada.  Mr.  O'Brian  was  married 
to  Miss  Alice  Johnston,  of  Denver,  in  1885;  one  child  has  been 
born  to  them.  In  politics  Mr.  O'Brian  is  a  Republican,  and  in 
being  selected  as  County  Surveyor  by  that  party,  he  has  done 
credit  to  them  as  well  as  to  himself,  as  he  is  a  competent  man  who 
is  calculated  to  make  friends  irrespective  of  party  affiliations. 

William  W.  Knight, 

President  of  the  Knight,  McClure  Music  Co.,  the  largest  music 
house  in  the  West,  arrived  in  Denver,  Dec.  14,  1873,  and  has  wit- 
nessed many  changes  in  business  circles  in  this  city.  Mr.  Knight 
has  been  in  the  music  business  for  twelve  years,  and  from  a  mod- 
erate beginning  he  has  now  reached  the  presidency  of  the  largest 
company  west  of  the  Missouri  river.  Upon  the  consolidation  of 
the  two  largest  music  houses  in  Denver,  two  years  ago,  Mr. 
Knight  was  chosen  president,  and  he  still  retains  that  position, 
and  his  business  tact  and  personal  qualifications  well  befit  him  as 
the  head.  The  company  is  the  sole  agent  in  Colorado  for  the  best 
instruments  made  in  the  world,  such  as  the  Steinway,  Weber, 
Decker  Brothers,  Knabe,  Fischer,  Hallet  &  Davis,  Hard  man  and 
Emerson  pianos;  the  Estey,  Mason  &  Hamlin,  Story  &  Clark, 


UK),,  KAl'lIICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO.  171 

.  Kimhall,  N  land  and  other  organs.     The 

v  inch  of  which 

is  made  available;    and     i;  .  the  DlOSl    hand-- -niel  y  decorated 

store  in  tin'  West.      Their  stock  of  musical  in.-trumeir 
everything  kn.,\vn  to  tin-  musical  trade,  -uch  a.-   Martin.  Wa-hburn 
and   IJruno  iruitars;    1  >ohson.  v  and   Ilruno    hanj 

[•  tin-  lim-st  line  i»f  >trin«£«i  I'm-  all  in-trument-      in  fact,  no 
matter  what  i>  called  for  in  the    musical  line  will  be  found  in  this 
.-it  "Temple  of    Mi;  Mr.  Knight,  the  head  of  this  mam- 

moth concern,  was  horn  in  ralhoun  eoiintv.  Michigan,  December 
•  i,  l^o'T:  was  educated  at  a  country  district  M-hool  in  that  county, 
and  afterwards  tinished  at  Olivet  College  of  that  S 
<>n  September  '1  1 ,  lM'»l,  ^\1  r.  Knight  was  married  to 
Alarion  II.  Kincaid,  at  Marshall.  Michigan;  a  s«»n  and  dau^liter 
add  to  the  luippim'ss  of  the  parent.-.  The  othei-  prominent  and 
activf  memhers  of  this  tirm  are:  A.  K.  (lark,  vic«-.pre>idcnt;  0. 
Y.  McClure,  secretary,  and  L.  W.  \Yaterhury.  treasurer  all  gen- 
tlemen of  ability  and  well-known  integrity.  A  numhc-r  of  hands 
are  employed  by  them,  and  j^ivat  care  is  taken  to  have  none  hut 
thoH>  who  are  known  to  he  strictly  honest  and  of  moral  deport- 
ment; therefore  all  who  have  dealings  with  the  linn  are  sure  of 
proper  treatment  in  every  respect. 

Stephen  Vinot, 

Who  holds  a  foremost  position  in  the  rank   and    file    of    Colorado 
pioneers,  wa-  born  in   Villai'ans,  department  of  lite.  Saone,  Fr- 
in  the  year  lV>'».  and  has  the  honor  of   sprinc/intr  from  one  «.f   the 
d  most  inlluential  families  of  that  province.       !!• 
bhere.       He  came  to  America  in    1^>1,  and  made  his  home 
at   l-'ort   Wayne,  Indiana,  until   iMlti,  when  lu-  came  to  I  >niver,  and 
here  made  liis  >tart  in  the   humble    but     honorable    occupation    ,,f 
haulino;  bricks,  and  I'roin  that  becam  d  in  the  ice  bu>: 

liy  fru-j-ality  and  industry  he    soon    acquired   a   OOm] 
\vitnes.-eil  by  the  many  buildings  he  has  had  erected,  chief  of  which 

inot    T.lock.  oiie  of    the  ornament.-  of    \V- 
Vinot  has  been  married  twice;    three  children  make  hi-  1. 
ant.      He  i.-  musically  inclined,  and  has  don, 
'no;  in  Catholic  chin 

He  bae  been  connected  with  the  St.  N'incent  de  I'au! 

for  the  pa>t   >e\.  '     that     B 

In  this  connection  h- 

good,  beinir  naturally  of    a    generOOfl    and    charitabl.  ition. 

Whi  UQ  his  district,  he  has  had  ample    op- 


172  BIOGEAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF  COLOEADO. 

portunity  to  witness  the  injury  done  by  Chinese  compe- 
tition to  white  labor,  and  as  a  result  Mr.  Yinot  is  to-day  regarded 
as  the  strongest  anti-Chinese  man  in  Denver,  and  he  loses  no  op- 
portunity to  agitate  the  importance  of  ridding  our  community  of 
this  very  objectionable  class  of  our  population.  By  his  earnest- 
ness and  convincing  arguments  he  has  enlisted  many  followers  to 
the  anti-Chinese  cause,  and  should  the  Chinese  ever  be  force<J.  to 
return  to  their  own  country,  Mr.  Yinot  wTill  deserve  a  fair  share  of 
credit  for  his  untiring  labor  to  attain  that  result.  Mr.  Yinot  can 
always  be  found  on  the  side  of  honorable  labor  as  against  depress- 
ing and  tyrannizing  capital,  believing  that  a  fair  day's  labor  de- 
serves sufficient  remuneration  to  guarantee  at  least  a  comfortable 
livelihood.  He  is  at  present  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business  in 
West  Denver,  and  continually  offers  bargains  in  that  line  to  the 
public.  Those  who  may  call  at  his  office,  No.  1138  Larimer  street, 
will  find  that  he  is  a  reliable  man  to  deal  with. 


Ivory  Phillips, 

Of  Big  Sandy,  El  Paso  county,  was  born  in  Saco,  Maine,  May  10, 
1843,  and  received  a  common  school  education  in  that  town,  also 
attending  the  Gorham  Male  Academy,  and  graduating  at  Bryant 
&  Stratton's  Commercial  College,  at  Portland,  Maine.  He  has  al- 
ways been  a  Republican,  though  his  father  was  a  Douglas  Demo- 
crat. Mr.  Phillips  was  married  at  New  Milford,  Connecticut,  to 
Miss  Mary  Louise  Canfield;  they  have  one  child.  During  the  re- 
bellion he  served  in  the  25th  Maine  Regiment.  His  elder  brother, 
who  was  captain  in  the  Twelfth  Maine  Regiment,  was  killed  at 
Oquoquon.'  In  1850  Mr.  Phillips  settled  on  his  present  home, 
then  the  extreme  frontier,  and  on  the  3d  of  October,  1873,  he  was 
visited  by  the  famous  Spotted  Horse  and  his  band  of  163  young 
braves,  who  were  followed  by  William  N.  Byers,  John  Hitson  and 
eighty-four  others,  coming  by  way  of  River  Bend,  October  4th,  and 
met  the  Indians  eight  miles  west  of  Phillip's  place.  Luckily  the 
Indians,  after  drawing  up  in  line  of  battle,  decided  not  to  risk  an 
engagement.  This  was  the  last  Indian  raid  upon  Colorado's  east- 
ern frontier.  In  1866  Mr.  Phillips  was  bookkeeper  for  the  Penn 
Oil  Company  in  Chicago,  and  in  September  of  that  year  he  had 
just  sufficient  means  to  purchase  a  span  of  mules  and  wagon  to 
cross  the  plains,  and  arrived  in  Denver,  October  26,  1866,  with  a 
load  of  apples.  Since  then  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  sheep  hus- 
bandry. He  was  elected  in  the  legislative  assembly  in  the  rail  of 
1878  by  the  Republican  party. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   CCM  1'KN  IH  I'M    oK    OO] 


Dr.  W.  R.  Whitehead 

Is  one  of  tlir  leading  |»liy<irian>  «»!'  tin-  Stall-,  hut   i  '.illy 

known  a>  a  surgeon,     *  if  late  yean  ;  r  almost 

rformed 

the  most    diilifu',:  i    l»y 

rn    |»li\  He    waa    i"»ni     in    Suffolk.  Virgin! 

eldeM    BOD- Of     CololM'I    William    P..    \Yhiteheud.       (iradiiat: 
tin-  Virginia  Military   I  list  itute,  he    entered     ami     oraduatrd    j'n.m 

department  of  Medicine  in    the    1'ni^  -f   IYim>ylvani:i. 

Ai'tt-rwarii.-  In-  went  t«>  Pari>.  l-'ra  !:«•<-,  where  he  completed  lii 

I4ra(luatin^  from  the  Scliool  ut' Mr«licini'.      lu-tuniino-  to  An 

i'  (  'linical  Mcdicinr  in  ti. 

11.'  \va>  a  Burgeon  in   tin-  liu»ian   army  in  the  Crimean 
war  -lopol,  ami  VI  i  for  his 

rmiiKMil  surgical  in  the  field.      In  the  war  of  tin-  ivU-llnm 

he  \\  uental.  Brigade  and  Acting  Chief  8u  !   a  «livi- 

kte  army.      At  tin-  end  of  th- 

to  New  V«n-k  eity,  where  continued  in  the  praet iei-  of  i, 
unti;  vhen     he    came    to  Cfolorado.      S  !ii->t 

\Vhitehead,  with  th- 
inetl   in  tlie  j)ractic»-  <>{'  hi 
.  he  h;i>  tal-:« 
in  ti,  d  a«lvaneemenr  o  !«>|» 

•ird  of  Aide.- 

;dl    this    tin  ;ie  eomi 

•  •f  our  • 

n  of  puhlie  hea!'  IB  private  and  j.: 

al  in 

d    tile  :ij.' 
all    I' :.  P.o!«l. 

,nl  to  the  accon  , 

!  to  .-lander  . 

1 

ja^rd  in  the   du; 
.  i  1  y  to  t : 

j/.a,  dai;. 
ilfolk.  \ 

and  two  Bonfl  liviihj-:    tin  if  the  laf 

and   is  al.oiit 


174  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 

is  a  man  of  large  frame,  and  though  his  hair  is  streaked  with  gray 
he  is  still  as  active  as  a  younger  man,  and  has  before  him  many 
years  of  success  yet  in  his  profession,  in  which  he  has  attained  to 
an  enviable  degree  of  fame.  We  know  of  none  more  deserving  of 
this  meed  of  praise. 

b 

James  W.  Drips, 

Of  Black  Hawk,  was  born  in  Westmoreland  county,  Pennsylvania, 
on  the  6th  of  March,  1833,  and  was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
of  his  native  State.  He  was  married  July  21,  1864,  to  Emma  W. 
King,  at  Central  City,  Colorado;  the  couple  have  three  children. 
Mr.  Drips  is  one  of  the  genuine  "Old  Timers"  of  Colorado,  having 
come  te  this  State  in  1860,  arriving  in  Black  Hawk  on  the  24th  of 
July  of  that  year.  He  removed  to  Clear  Creek  county  in  1863, 
and  was  treasurer  of  that  county  for  eight  years.  .Returning  to 
Gilpin  county  in  1878  he  engaged  in  mining,  and  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  House  of  Representatives  from  that  county  in  1883. 
His  long  residence  in  the  State  gave  him  a  broad  knowledge  of  her 
wants,  and  made  him  a  valuable  member  of  that  body. 

James  A.  Layton, 

The  present  efficient  and  enterprising  County  Clerk,  of  Mesa  county, 
Colorado,  was  born  in  Tippecanoe  county,  near  Lafayette,  Indiana. 
His  educational  opportunities  were  confined  to  the  common  schools 
and  one  term  in  an  academy.  Though  not  possessed  of  a  colle- 
giate training,  he  is  known  as  one  of  the  best  and  most  skillful  and 
careful  business  men  of  his  section.  Mr.  Layton  came  to  Colora- 
do in  1879,  and  settled  in  the  Arkansas  valley,  near  where  the  city 
of  Salida  now  stands.  Following  the  excitement  attendant  upon 
the  removal  of  the  Indians  from,  and  settlement  of  their  reserva- 
tion in  Western  Colorado,  he  removed  to  the  Grand  valley  and 
settled  in  the  then  new  and  lively  town  of  Grand  Junction.  Here 
he  opened  the  first  general  store  in  the  valley.  In  the  first  election 
in  1883,  following  the  creation  of  the  new  county  of  Mesa,  he  was 
chosen  as  County  Clerk,  and  was  re-elected  in  1885.  Mr.  Layton 
has  always  taken  an  active  part  in  every  enterprise  looking  to  the 
advancement  of  his  county  and  section,  and  was  largely  instru- 
mental in  securing  the  location  of  the  National  Indian  College  at 
that  point.  He  was  also  heart  and  soul  in  the  effort  to  secure  the 
appropriation  for  the  State  bridge  over  the  Grand  river,  recently 
finished  there.  He  is  a  thorough  Republican  and  is  one  of  the 
strongest  political  factors  in  his  county,  always  faithful  to  the 
standard  of  his  party,  wielding  a  strong  influence,  he,  like  every 


BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF  COLORADO.  175 

proo-  'iti/en,  has  excited  a  great   deal    of    enmity.      Careful 

and  methodical  in  tin-  discha  -ilu-ial  <lntie>.  In-  can  take 

to  himself  tin-    .-at  ^faction  of    knowing    that  he  is  of    the-tutf   of 

^hich  strong commnnitii  ide.     II«-   WBB  marrie.i  March '.), 

ls''1.  t-    M:  —     Louisa     M.    Phillip-,  at     Lafayette,     Indiana;    they 
have    two    children,  boys,   Ilarrv    and     L'l^ar.      Mr.   Layton 
Whitf  and  Abolition  descent,  and  i-  therefore  entitled  t<>  his  polit 
ical  beliefs,  hotli  hy  hirth  and  conviction. 

James  A.  Cherry, 

Justice  of  the  Peace1  on  Larimer  street,  near  Fifteenth,  was  born 
in  New  York,  July  :>1,  IvVJ.  and  was  educated  at  William's 
College,  oraduatine;  in  the  \var  l^T-V  Mr.  Cherry  came  to  Colo- 
rado ahout  twelve  years  ao-o.  and  has  Keen  considered  a  lir>t  -class 

citizen,     important  enough  to  he  selected  for  the  dispensin 
Justice  to  those  who  require   it.      He   was    married   September  2, 
1886,  to  Miss  Hannah  L.   Driefuss.  at    Ilazleton.      In  politics   he  is 
ii  tirin  Republican,  is  a  good  ]>arty  worker  and  a  o;enial  oyntleman. 

James  B.  Belford. 

Hon.. I.  11.  Belford, whose  reputation  as  a  politician,  lawyer,  and 
an  able  and  learned  .Indov.  is  only  equalled  by  his  popularity  a-  a 
witty  and  salient  speaker,  was  born  at  Lewist«»n.  Pennsylvania' 

tmber  28,  l^oT.  and  receivetl  his   education   at  Dickson  Col- 
lege, ill  that  Slate.       II,.  came  to  Colorado  at  an   early  day  and  be- 
identitifd  with  the  political  growth  of  the  country.      In  1870 

is  appointed  one  «»f   the  Judges   of  the  Supreme  Court,  and 

held  that  nilice  fop  live  years,      *  >n  the  admission  of   Colorado  as  a 
h'-  WAS    elected    as    her    Uepre-entat  i\  e    in  the    !  irth, 

Forty-iifth,  Forty-sixtli,  !  b  and   Korty-eie/hth  C 

•id  in  that  capacity  has  done  leal  in  the  i:  :'  the 

Mr.   IVlford  i>  practicino;  law  in   I)e!iver.  and  hold 
position  in  the    lee-al  I'raternit  y.       lie  is  a  married     man.  and 

the  father  of  an  intert  Unily.     Politically   Mr.  Uelford 

staunch   Kepublicaii,  and  liis  'nvariably   calle<l  int 

quisition  when  a  «-anva-.-  of  the  State  i-    : 
interest   "f  hi-  |  iart  y. 

James  R.  Treadway. 
tfr.Jamee  R.  Treadway,  ]  •  '.erk.  hails  fi-  -oon 

conntN.  id*    he    i-.  .  inic 

education  in  .Iame>town  in  the  same  J>  iduay    canu- 


176  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


to  Colorado  in  June,  1866.  Though  an  active  Republican  the 
position  of  City  Clerk  is  the  first  political  office  he  has  held,  and 
he  is  both  capable  and  obliging  for  that  position.  He  has  been 
renominated  by  the  Republicans  for  the  same  office,  and  re-elected 
to  serve  the  second  term. 

John  Christopher  Kuner. 

In  presenting  a  brief  synopsis  of  the  life  of  Mr.  J.  C.  Kuner, 
we  give  another  instance  where  the  combination  of  hope  and  a  per- 
severing determination  sometimes  overcomes  the  trials  and  trib- 
lations  which  many  encounter  in  this  life.  Mr.  Kuner  was  born 
in  Lindan,  Bavaria,  Germany,  June  17,  1820.  He  was  educated 
in  the  Lindan  High  School,  and  after  that  learned  and  worked  at 
coppersmithing  until  he  was  called  into  the  army  in  1843,  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  laws  of  that  country.  In  1848  he  took  an  active 
part  against  monarchism,  and  finally  fled  to  America.  Mr.  Kuner 
was  married  to  Miss  Rabetta  Heekleman,  in  Switzerland,  in  1844, 
and  the  happy  couple  have  plodded  along  through  life,  sharing 
alike  their  troubles  and  their  joys,  they  have  had  six  children, 
four  of  whom  are  still  living,  and  all  married.  Mr.  Kuner,  upon 
coming  to  America,  landed  in  New  Orleans,  and  afterwards  settled 
in  Memphis,  Tennessee,  and  there  learned  the  baker's  trade,  which 
he  followed  for  twenty  years  in  Iowa  City  and  Marshalltown, 
Iowa.  A  noteworthy  incident  is  the  fact  that  both  Mr.  Kuner 's 
father  and  mother  lived  with  the  family  for  twenty  years,  both  de- 
parting life  in  Marshalltown,  Iowa,  at  the  ages,  respectively  of  83 
and  85  years, — thus  exhibiting  a  filial  affection  that  is  raraly 
found  in  this  day  of  ungratefulness  and  rebellion  to  parental 
authority  and  love.  In  1871  Mr.  Kuner  went  to  St.  Louis,  Mis- 
souri, and  engaged  in  the  vinegar  business,  and  lost  nearly  all  the 
money  he  had  saved  in  former  years.  In  1872  he  came  to  Denver, 
and  with  the  little  he  had  left  again  started  in  the  vinegar  and 
pickle  business,  and  so  reduced  in  circumstances  was  he  that  he 
was  unable  to  buy  a  horse  and  wagon,  but  was  obliged  to  peddle 
his  manufacture  around  the  city  in  a  wheelbarrow.  Success  at 
last  crowned  his  efforts,  and  he  was  gradually  enabled  to  build  his 
business  up  to  its  present  large  proportions.  With  his  success  in 
business  also  loomed  up  his  social  and  political  importance.  In 
1878  he  was  first  elected  County  Commissioner,  and  was  re-elected 
in  1881 — having  served  six  years  in  all  in  that  position.  He  also 
served  ten  years  in  the  school  board  of  West  Denver.  The 
Kuner  Pickle  Company  is  well-known  throughout  Colorado. 
Mr.  J.  C.  Kuner  is  the  President  of  it,  and  Mr.  Max  Kuner  ia 
Secretary  and  Treasurer. 


BAPHIOAL    CoMl'IiNDIUM    OF   COLORADO.  177 


A     Stedman. 
" 


He  i<  n«t  alu  -at   who  makes    t!i«-  in 

world."       The    howli;.  .    nor    th"    n 

quack  can  claim  th>  >ir  fellow  in.  MI.     !!•• 

earns  the  till.-  of  LCP  3  a  lit''-  in  CO!  per- 

form The  p:  :'  <mr  sketch,  I). 

nan,  was  horn  in  8  >!    county.  Maine,  on  February 

•J.'.  L83  '.      II'-  reoeil  mvlimin  in   the  c 

mon  BOHoola  and  titled  for  coll<  lit'  -Mai  :nin 

ary.  now  Bates  College,  al  Lewiston,  Maine,  and  entered  \Va- 

•  ll>y  I'nivrrsify.  in    A.Hga8t,   L862,      In 

!!•  ti.-  enliste  1  in  t'i  -ncnt. 

of  Maim-  Infantry,  and  In  tin-  D.'parmuMit  of  ill.-  (iulf 

nnd.M-   (i.MitM'al  I5at  )i-(l«M'ly  S<M^«-ant    in    the    first 

nl  ion.      At  tiif  tMid  of  tin'  war  he  Ix-i^an  tin-  study 
of  nifdicinr  at  Xewju.rt,  Maine;  attended  t  he  Maine  M.-diml 
»i  at  Mowdoin  •  two  terms,  graduating  at   Hnrk- 

shii---    .Medical    Uollcir,.,  at    Pittstirld,  Ma- 

l>r.   S;  -dintin    Wits    married  at  Portland,  Maine,  in   ISi'.C..      II«- 
d  his  ])ro{'ession  at  Dcxier.  Maine,  until  January,  1870, 
and  inline  toColorado  in  April  of  the  same  year  and  reina 
ever  since,  daring  which  time  he  iias  been  artiv 
in  tii  .  •!'  ni'-dir'me.      I);-.  Stedman  WEfl  a  chartei-  i 

ie  D.Miver  Med;  I  also  of  the  Colo- 

•  'I'ei'ritorial  i  no..  iation  ;  is  ex-president  and 

:ary  of    h..tii  associations,      li 
iber  of  Denver,  and    hi 

since   c<  iiii  inued  in 

of  ti;  I.      Dr.  ;>  had  a 

fal  professional  ca  :itiontohi>  won 

tli"  ;  i  will  of   ail  who  know  him.      l»y  his 


Charles  Denison. 

Dr.  Cliarles  DeniSOD     '-vas  hoin  N<  >et  1.  lsi.">.  in  ii 

alton.  \'ermoiit.      Prelimiii  ;    regal 

in  Kimhall    I'nion 

i  I  amp-hip  from  \Villi  a 

lege  in  1867.  I : 
ment  of  the  Til, 
Leotn  Chen  oontdnuing  his  medi<-al  sto  tie  Feai 

in  New  York  cit  \   he  was  aftei  lart 

(ord  City  Hospital  o  r,    Dr.  i  ifcher  and  grand- 


178  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF  COLORADO. 


father,  Drs.  Joseph  A.  Denison,  Jr.  and  Sr.,  were  noted  physi- 
cians in  Royalton,  Yermont.  Dr.  Denison  moved  to  Colorado 
in  November,  1873,  after  having  visited  Texas  and  Florida  for 
pulmonary  hemorrages,  etc.  Since  coming  to  Colorado  he  has 
gained  .fifty  pounds  in  weight.  After  having  realized  such 
great  benefits  from  the  climate  of  Colorado,  he  has  been  un- 
tiring in  his  efforts  to  induce  others  to  seek  health  and  life 
here.  By  his  writings  he  has  been  the  means  of  bringing 
hundreds  of  invalids  to  the  Rocky  Mountain  regions.  These 
writings  have  been  in  the  form  of  the  reports  to  the  American 
Medical  Association  on  Colorado's  climate  with  reference  to 
consumption,  etc.  A  report  to  the  International  Medical  Con- 
gress in  1876,  on  "The  Influence  of  High  Altitudes  upon  the 
Progress  of  Phthisis ;"  the  "Rocky  Mountain  Health  Resorts," 
an  8  vo.  volume,  published  by  Hough  ton,  Mifflin  &  Co.,  of 
Boston,  and  now  in  the  sixth  thousand ;  and  later,  "The  An- 
nual and  Seasonal  Climatic  Maps  of  the  United  States"  publish- 
ed by  Rand,  McNally  &  Co.,  Chicago — a  graphic  illustration  of 
some  5,000,000  separate  signal  service  observations.  Dr.  Den- 
nison  is  now  professor  of  diseases  of  the  chest  and  climatolo- 
gy in  the  Medical  Department  of  the  Denver  University  and 
secretary  of  the  section  of  Climatology  and  Demography  of 
the  Ninth  International  Medical  Congress,  to  meet  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.,  in  September,  1887.  The  doctor  enjoys  a  dis- 
tinguished professional  position  in  Denver,  as  evidenced  by 
some  1,400  records  of  invalids  who  have  been  referred  to  him 
during  his  fourteen  years'  residence  in  the  city  by  physicians 
in  the  east.  He  was  married  December  26, 1 878,  to  Miss  Ella 
H.  Strong  of  Chicago,  Illinois  ;  they  have  two  children  living. 
Dr.  Dennison,  as  a  physician,  is  "to  the  manor  born ;"  his 
cheerful  and  kind  face  cannot  but  be  welcome  in  any  sick 
room.  No  word  of  ours  can  add  lustre  to  his  professional 
career,  but  those  who  know  him  best,  best  appreciate  his  hu- 
mane and  noble  character. 

Charles  Ballin. 

Mr.  Charles  Ballin,  one  of  the  leading  pioneer  business 
men  of  Denver,  is  a  native  of  Germany.  Mr.  Ballin  first  com- 
menced business  in  New  York  city  in  1853,  and  in  1860  he 
went  to  Santa  Fe,  N.  M.,  where  he  continued  to  follow  mer- 
chandizing. In  1867  he  came  to  Colorado  and  commenced 
business  in  a  small  store,  12x24,  on  Larimer  street.  Later  on 
he  formed  a  partnership  with  Mr.  Ransohoff,  and  by  careful 
attention  to  business  they  built  up  their  trade  to  the 
leading  point  it  has  now  reached,  in  the  occupation  of  the 


COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO.  179 


magnificent  store  they  now  occupy  in  tin*  Tabor  Opera  House 
building.    Mr.  Ballin  was  knaniea  to  Miss  PsnnieZeokendorf 

in  1S.VJ.  and  tin-  couple  an-  vrell-knowo  Jin«l  highly  e- 
in  tli  il  and  business  oirolea  »>f  D.-ir. 


E.  O.  Wolcott. 

Edward  O.  \Volcott,  a  prominent  member  of  the  Colorado 
bar,  was  born  on  March  *J<»th,  IMS,  in  Long  Meadow,  Mass., 
and  is  a  son  of  Rev.  Samuel  Wolcott.  a  leading  Con- 
gregational divine,  being  thus  a  younger  brother  of  Hon.  H. 
H.  Woh-ott.  the  acting  manager  of  the  Boston  and  Colorado 
Smelting  Works,  at  Algo,  He  was  educated  at  Yale  College 
and  the  Harvard  Law  School.  On  coming  to  Colorado,  in 
.  lie  located  first  at  Georgetown,  where  for  several  years 
he  practiced  law  successfully.  In  1875  he  was  District  At- 
torney, and  in  1878  was  elected  State  Senator  from  Clear 
Creek  county.  As  a  lawyer  Mr.  Wolcott  ranks  among  the 
leaders  of  the  Western  bar,  and  enjoys  a  good  practice. 

Stock  Raising, 

For  the  past  twenty  years  no  business  on  the  plains  of  the 
west  has  paid  so  well  as  the  growth  and  fattening  of  cattle. 
There  can  be  scarcely  found  a  man  who  eng;  ged  in  the 
business  ten  or  fifteen  years  ago,  and  has  continued  in  it,  who 
has  not  grown  wealthy.  During  the  years  1SN)  to  l^s-J,  while 
the  entire  country  was  enjoying  a  boom,  the  cattle  business 
at  traded  unusual  attention,  and  large  amounts  of  capital  were 
invested  in  it,  generally  by  men  who  were  ignorant  of  how  it 
should  be  Conducted.  Immediately  following  came  the  period 
of  business  depression,  when  the  prices  <>f  all  commodities 
fell,  beef  cattle  as  well  as  other  things.  This  fact,  coupled 
with  the  further  facts  that  the  majority  of  men  who  had  newly 
engaged  in  the  business,  mismanaged  it  through  ignorance, 
and  toat  the  open  rani  >cked,  caused  loe» 

many  places  instead  of  profits.     Tlii>  has  affected  the    ivpu- 
totio'n  of  the  bu  injuriously  with  th-  1  public,  but 

not   with    those  who   thoroughly  understand  th.-  actual  f{ 

Just  now  some  of  the  heaviest  and  shrewd. -st   <-a]»italist>   in 

the  country  are  .juietly  makin  and  cat 

tie  ranches,  in  accordance  with  tin-  BUCCeSSful  bn>  ian's 

motto  that    "  the  time  to  buy  is  when  the  pe«.j.h-  want  to  sell, 
and  the  time  to  sell  is  wli.-n    the  p«-oi»le   want    tobu  The 

j)iinci}>al  and  important  H  hich  ha>  taken  j.lace  dm  iiiL' 

the  past  tin  (hod  of  domg  ' 


180  BIOGEAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


ness,  is  in  securing  the  title  to  or  control  of  ranges.  Over- 
stocking the  public  range  has  made  it  almost  impossible  to 
calculate,  with  any  reasonable  degree  of  certainty,  upon  re- 
alizing profits  in  the  business  unless  one  can  control  the 
range  upon  which  his  cattle  are  grazed. 

There  are  two  methods  of  conducting  the  business.  One  is 
to  fatten  steers  for  market,  arid  the  other  is  to  breed  cattle,  as 
well  as  fatten  the  steers  which  are  bred.  Those  who  engage 
in  the  steer  business  only,  buy  Texan  steers  one  or  two  years 
old,  and  keep  them  until  three  or  four,  and  then  sell  them  for 
beef.  Those  who  engage  in  breeding  keep  mixed  herds. 

The  losses  on  the  open  ranges,  where  cattle  are  not  fed  in 
the  winter,  average  from  three  to  five  per  cent,  annually. 
Some  years  they  are  more  and  some  years  less.  In  some  lo- 
calities they  will  be  large,  while  in  others  they  will  be'  noth- 
ing, owing  entirely  to  local  storms  or  scarcity  of  feed  in  par- 
ticular localities.  But  where  cattle  are  fed  during  the  winter, 
or  kept  within  closures  where  feed  is  abundant  and  protec- 
tion is  afforded  by  trees  or  the  topography  of  the  ground,  the 
l^ss  is  less  than  it  will  average  in  the  stables  and  barn  yards 
of  the  eastern  Stares.  The  dry  atmosphere  of  the  range  coun- 
try makes  it  the  most  healthy  locality  in  the  United  States 
for  cattle.  Messrs  Hunter  &  Co.,  live  stock  and  commission 
merchants  at  1407  Lawrence  street,  Denver,  are  authority  on 
all  matters  pertaining  to  this  business,  and  invite  correspon- 
dence from  those  interested  in  the  subject. 

Harry  J.  Parks. 

One  of  Denver's  most  successful  business  men,  was  born  in 
Warsaw,  Wyoming  County  New  York,  Feb.  24,  1848 ;  receiv- 
ing his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  his  native  town. 
When  scarcely  seventeen  years  old  he  enlisted  in  the  Ninth 
New  York  cavalry.  Hurried  away  at  once  to  the  field  he 
participated  in  the  stirring  events  of  the  years  1863-4;  was 
with  Sheridan  in  the  Shanandoah  valley,  and  under  him 
in  the  battle  of  Cedar  Creek.  T.  Buchanan  Reed  made  that 
battle  famous  in  the  annals  of  war  by  his  poem  ''Sheridan's 
Bide."  While  Sheridan  was  at  Winchester,  twenty  miles 
away,  the  battle  began  in  his  camp.  Mounting  his  black 
charger,  he  sped 

«<*        *        from  Winchester  town. 

A  good  broad  highway  leading  down, 

*  *  *  *•  *  * 

Under  his  spurning  feet,  the  road, 
Like  on  arrowy  Alpine  river,  flowed. 
And  the  landscape  sped  away  behind 
Like  an  ocean  flying  before  the  wind." 


BIOGRAPHICAL  COMPENDIUM  LORADO,  181 


until  he  brought  his  rider  to  tin-    field,    where    h  -'nee 

checked  the  fleeing  tide    and    turned    inglorious    defi-m    into 
triumphant  victory.      For  t!n-  part  In-   bore  in   these    thrilling 
scenes  Mr.  Parks  was  given  a  gold  medal  by  Congress,  which 
lie  now    sometimes    exhibits    with    a    pardonable    degree    «)f 
pride.     Coming  home  from  the  war  with  his  youim"    man!: 
DUt  JUSI  b'-Lnm,  he    laid    down    his   sabre    and    look    up    the 
leful  avocatiOBB  Of  life.      H.'  has    at    various    times    since 
(I  in  business  in  ten  OF  twelve  different  citirs,  and 
In  1883  came  to  Denver.    Ib-p  inc.-  his  arrival   In*  has 

managed  the  business  of  the  famous  I'uffaio  shoe  houses, 
both  here  and  al  chevenne,  \V.  T.     II  'n-urii-d  t  (i  Miss 

M.  Lander,  <>r  Peoria,  Ills.  .July  6,  L886.  Though  Mr.  P, 
has  had  a  quarter  of  a  century's  experience  yet  he  is  but  now 
in  the  prime  of  life.  He  is  an  active  member  of  tin4  (T.  A.  R. 
and  cherishes  a  sacred  reverence  for  his  soldier  comrades. 
In  business  he  is  a  leader  and  his  company  could  not  have 
found  safer  hands  to  which  to  entrust  their  interests. 


John  David  Vaughan, 

The  gentleman  who  has  succeeded  Mr.  J.  Mahtmey  as  Private 
tary  to  1 1  is  Excellency,  Governor  Alva  Adams,  was  born 
in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  April  14,  1S-1-J.  and  was  educated  at  the 
College  of  Holy  An^'ls.  Niagara  Falls.  Mr.  Vaughan  was 
married  in  St.  Louis.  Missouri,  in  ls7^,  to  Miss  Louisa  S. 
Poinsett ;  they  have  live  children.  During  the  civil  war  Mr. 
Vaughan  served  in  the  American  navy,  having  enlisted  in  the 
Charlestown  navy  yard,  and  was  on  board  of  the  flagship 
Lancaster,  and  also  on  the  (Vane.  At  the  close  of  the  war 
he  was  honorably  discharged  from  service  at  the  Brooklyn 
navy  yard.  Mr.  Vaughan  has  been  in  Colorado  for  eleven 
years,  and  during  that  time  has  been  a  ivco^ni/.-d  leader 
among  his  fellow  workmen.  In  187-1  he  was  the  senior  dt-le- 
gat«-  tor  St.  Louis  to  the  International  Typographical  Tnion, 
and  at  a  reo-nt  meetinin.f  the  ty  poirraphical  fraternity  of  Den- 
ver he  was  chosen  .-,  '-nior  meml  present  tie-mat 
the  coming  International  Convention,  which  is  to  meet  in 
Buffalo,  \f-w  York,  in  Jini"  next  Mr.  Vauuhan  t :. 
active  interest  in  all  matters  that  p.-rtain  to  the  b.-n.-tit  <>f  the 
laborini:  masses  :  his  vi.-ws  are  logical  and  well  detin.-d. 
in  debates  he  j  tliem  in  such  a  ible 
way  as  tocairy  wri^ht  and  intlu»-i  ;lie  j.r.'sent  tim.-  he 
also  lills  tln-'distiiH-tive  position  ttheTl 
Assembly.  Personally,  he  is  modest  and  unassuming,  and 


182  BIOGRAPHICAL    COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


for  those  traits  of  character  he  is  the  more  esteemed  by  his 
fellow  workmen.  He  is  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and  his  ap- 
pointment as  Governor  Adams'  private  secretary  is  the  first 
recognition  that  has  been  awarded  him  for  his  faithf  ul  services 
to  his  party. 

Dr.  W.  F.  Wilson. 

As  a  rule  the  ranks  of  the  medical  profession  are  made  up 
of  a  class  of  gentlemen  possessing  great  strength  of  mind, 
highly  cultured  intellects  and  a  loftiness  of  character  which 
is  necessary  to  command  for  them  the  respect  of  the  general 
public.  They  are  therefore  entitled  to  the  great  confidences 
which  are  necessarily  reposed  in  them  and  which  they  guard 
with  all  the  great  traditional  honor  of  their  noble  calling. 
Amongst  the  physicians  of  the  State  of  Colorado  Dr.  W.  F. 
Wilson  takes  a  foremost  position.  Well  qualified  by  na- 
tural inclination  and  educational  training,  with  a  soul  fully 
comprehending  the  greatness  of  his  work  and  of  his  persona 
responsibility,  he  has  built  up  for  himself  a  very  extensive 
practice  in  his  special  branches  and  acquired  an  enviable 
standing.  He  was  born  in  Alleghany  City,  Pennsylvania, 
and  educated  in  the  schools  of  New  York  City.  He  was  a 
student  in  the  New  York  Ophthalmic  and  Knapp's 
Ophthalmic  and  Au-ral  Institute.  Dr.  Wilson  gradu- 
ated from  a  general  course  in  Medicine  in  1876,  but  devoted 
himself  to  the  study  of  the  Eye  and  Ear  in  different  Eye  and 
Ear  Hospitals  at  home  and  abroad  until  the  time  of  his  loca- 
tion in  Denver.  Here  he  has  confined  himself  to  practice  in 
these  specialties.  A  visit  to  his  rooms  during  hours  of  practice 
will  find  him  always  busy,  and  his  successes  will  entitle  him 
to  be  called  great  in  his  chosen  specialties.  He  is  Oculist  and 
Aurisfc  for  the  U.  P.  R.  R.  and  its  divisions. 


Peter  McOourt, 

Manager  of  the  Tabor  Grand,  is  becoming  widely  known 
throughout  the  country  on  account  of  his  connection  with  the 
Opera  House.  Mr.  McCourt  appreciates  the  beauty  and  im- 
portance of  the  building  that  is  under  his  management,  and 
as  it  is  a  central  point  of  attraction  to  every  visitor  coming  to 
Denver,  it  will  not  be  amiss  for  us  to  give  a  brief  outline  of 
the  principal  features  which  proves  an  attraction  in  this  city. 
The  entrance  to  the  Tabor  Grand  Opera  House  is  on  Sixteenth 
street,  near  Curtis,  and  its  expansive  portals  alone  attract  at- 
tention, the  entrance  being  25  by  100  feet.  When  the  inner 


BIOGKAl-llH   \L   COMPENDIUM    OF   OOLOBADO.  183 


doors  are  opened  the  heavy  bra-s  railing,  guiding  to  the  dif- 
f»T'-nt  portions  of  the  house  ;  t  he  ti:  -tin;::  the  handsome 

mirrors — all  combine  to  OOEVey  at    a  glance  the  maLrnilicenc.- 
of  the  whole  interior.  «•  rtion  ot  which  is  linish.-d  ,-lab 

orately  and  artistically.    The  houae  comfortably  seats   1,500 
people,  and  it    is   frequently  tested    to   its    fullest    oapa< 

As  w»-ll  as  the  most  of  the  house.  ;he  twelve  boxes  are  hand 
soinely  and  richly  finished  wit  h  cherry,  in  quaint  and  ( )ri»«ntal 
designs  There  a're  six  available  exits  from  the  Opera  lions.-. 
The  separate  rows  of  seats  in  tin-  house  are  terraced  so  a>  to 
allow  each  auditor  to  have  a  full  view  of  the  stage,  Inside 
the  orchestra  railing  forty-five  musicians  can  be  seat.-  1,  and 
the  stage  beini;  4.~>  by  75  feet  affords  ample  room  for  any  op- 
eratic or  dramatic  Combination  that  is  on  the  road.  Every 
modern  mechanical  device  for  the  stage  is  supplied;  fifty 
complete  sets  of  scenery  can  be  brought  into  requisition  to 
suit  any  required  purpose.  There  are  twenty  well  arranged 
dressing  rooms  up  stairs  and  several  rooms  in  the  basement 
for  the  supernumeries.  Forty-four  hands  are  on  the  pay-roll 
of  the  opera  house,  which  will  give  an  idea  of  what  is  re- 
quired to  keep  this  temple  of  art  and  music  in  good  working 
order.  Probably  the  finest  oil  painting  in  America  is  over 
the  proscenium  arch,  by  one  of  the  most  celebrated  artists. 
The  painting  is  a  representation  of  Hector  departing  for  the 
fof  Troy.  .Another  striking  feature  of  the  Opera  House  is 
the  drop  curtain,  painted  by  Mr.  Hopkins,  of  Detroit,  Michigan. 
It  is  copied  from  an  eminent  Florentine  sketch,  illustrative  of 
an  ancient  ruin.  It  is  not  only  beautiful  in  its  delicate  tints, 
shades  and  colorings,  but  all'ords  a  study  worthy  the  : 
cultured  minds;  and  eminent  trav-  irnit  its  superiority 

in  design  and  its  artistic  colorings  in  detailing  the  conception 
of   tlie  artist.     Beneath    it    is   inscribed   the    mystic  words  of 

ELingsli 

"So  Hi -rt  iii«-  •. 

i  in 
Ancient  ami  holy  thii  ikr  a  ilivam." 

Strangers  visiting  Denver  do  not  really  Bee  the  city  wit! 
havinir  visih-d  the  <  )p'-ra  Rouse,  and  they  invariably  en! 
double  treat,  inasmuch  a-  only  the  m  inpanies 

before  the  public  appear  therein,    To  Mr.  ,  due  the 

it  of  erectini:  this  ^land  edifice,  and  to  Mr.  Mc(  omt  : 
praise  for  hN  bu-ines^  tact  in  present 

•ind  in  inducing  only  t! 

Denver,  which  our  cultured  p,  appreciate  an 

joy.     Tne  Tab.  ,ilt  in  issn   l.and   was  Op- 

?ptember  6, 1881,  by  t  ua  Abbott  compai 


184  BIOGRAPHICAL   COMPENDIUM   OF   COLORADO. 


Benjamin  H.  Eaton. 

After  carefully  considering  the  many  representatives  of  Col- 
orado which  we  have  included  in  this  work,  there  is  none  to 
whom  is  more  deserving  the  honor  of  the  closing  sketch  than 
the  gentleman  whose  name  heads  this  biography.  Hon.  B. 
H.  Eaton,  who  creditably  served  as  Governor  of  Colorado  from 
1-C85  to  1887,  was  born  at  West  Bedford,  Coshocton  county, 
Ohio,  in  December,  1833,  and  his  rudimentary  education  was 
obtained  in  the  common  schools  of  that  town,  closing  with  an 
academic  course  in  the  West  Bedford  Academy.  Upon  reach- 
ing mature  years  his  first  occupation  was  that  of  teaching 
school.  Governor  Eaton  came  to  Colorado  in  the  year  1859, 
and  at  that  early  day  he  foresaw  the  grandeur  which  was  in 
store  in  the  future  for  this  State,  and  ever  since  then  he  has 
been  identified  with  its  onward  and  progressive  movements 
and  developments.  In  1871  he  was  elected  as  a  Representa- 
tive to  the  Territorial  Legislature,  and  again  in  1875  he  was 
chosen  to  fill  the  higher  position  in  Council.  For  four  years 
he  served  as  Commissioner  of  the  Penitentiary ;  and  he  has 
also  served  as  County  Commissioner  for  Weld  county.  Gov. 
Eaton  is  a  robust,  active  man,  with  a  ruddy,  genial  counten- 
ance, which  indicates  that  he  is  accustomed  to  look  on  the 
bright  side  of  life  and  to  impart  sunshine  to  those  about  him. 
He  appears  peculiarly  fitted  by  nature  and  education  for  the 
duties  of  public  life,  possessing  that  personal  magnetism 
which  affects  to  a  greater  or  less  degree  every  one  with  whom 
he  comes  in  contact.  He  was  first  married  in  West  Bedford, 
Ohio,  in  1857,  but  his  wife  died  twenty  months  after ;  one  son 
was  born  to  them,  and  he  resides  at  the  town  of  Eaton,  in  this 
State.  The  Governor  was  again  married  in  1864  to  Miss  Re 
becca  Jane  Hill,  at  Wapello,  Iowa ;  three  children  was  the 
result  of  this  union.  The  family  is  at  present  residing  at  the 
Windsor  Hotel,  in  Denver,  where  their  large  circle  of  intimate 
friends  are  warmly  welcomed.  In  all  matters  pertaining  to 
the  interests  of  the  State  at  large  Governor  Eaton  has  taken 
an  active  interest.  Besides  owning  and  cultivating  one  of  the 
largest  farms  in  the  State,  in  Weld  county,  he  is  interested 
in  stock  raising,  milling,  mining  and  other  industries.  Both 
his  business  capacity  and  executive  ability  have  been  thor- 
oughly tested.  Punctuality  and  thoroughness  have  been 
found  to  be  the  leading  traits  of  his  character,  and  it  is  to  these 
qualities,  together  with  his  temperate  habits  and  social  worth, 
that  he  owes  the  popularity  and  respect  which  he  has  gained 
from  the  people  of  the  State.  Still  hale  and  vigorous,  we  pre- 
dict for  him  many  honors  from  the  Republican  party,  of 
which  he  is  and  always  hasbeen  a  staunch  supporter. 


INDEX. 


\daiu-    Alva 
Al)l»oU.  ('    H. 

D. 

Bamuel 

A-uilar.  .1     l: 
Adams.  W    11. 
A«l\ 

»n,  K   H 

•••ullural.  •  ••-- as 

I'.l-c.-tir     1'.    \V. 
liallani.   I 

la,  Ca-iinin. 

v  Ith,  < '  T 

P.ail. 

inir.-r,  J     H. 
lii-.-k.  \\'    I. 
liurris.  0.  NV. 
liucklin.  J    \V. 
r.anh-tt.  W,  It. 
Brooks,  K.  J. 
Kradlry.  0.  I  >. 
I'.ati-.  J     !•:. 
15n. win-.  B 
liutch.-r.  J.  M 
I'.ronk.  J.  r. 
liowni.  T    M. 
Hallin.  (1 
I  id  ton  1.  J.   !'. 

( 'aiu|il>cllc.  John 
(  '.irnMi.  'I 

Chilrott.  (I.    M. 

rhriMain.  ('    J 
( 'ai-|.ciitt-r.  M     P. 
( '(.rdcva.  JO8€    P.. 

Curry.  J    i: 

(  'ia\\  h.rd.  J     11. 
Cornell.   1 
Clark.  J     H 
Collin>.  C    M. 
( 'linrch.  l-'i-ank 
(  'rain  i  i«-k 

ntloo 

(  'h.-n  \  ,  J.    \ 

Drip-.  J.  W. 
l><>nii<-llai).  .1 

Durkee,  W.  \V 
W 

i.   A    J. 

Deua,  J.  P. 

'ii.  ( Ihaa. 

.  11     H 


17 

F.ppirh.  <       \ 

l-:«l\\  tirda,  Mi-lviii 

Klbert,  9    II 

108 

no 

l-Vllon.    \\   .    B, 

1  1  1  ' 
mi 

l-Ylk. 

i  <  '  t 

111:111.  .1.  .M  . 

90 

'  r;dd.  Jam.- 

27 

IM-.  <  ».    !•'.   A. 

swold,  i: 

i  • 

Garber,  J    i; 

ta 

(iilpin,  \V:n. 

(  iardnrr.  .1.  I-'. 

88 

<  iaivia.  Celestino 

64 

(Jrant,  .)  .  H. 

67 

IIirk>.  .1.  It. 

gg 

Hooxvr,  .1.  r. 

H.iolVr.  J.  Q 

90 

Helm,  .1.  C. 

Ilarvry,  Kirhard 

Huskins.  <  i.  M. 

102      Hunl,  N 

L09 

Himber,  Hcnrv 

117 

Haminitt     K    \V. 

Hill,  N.   1' 

178 

llouh-tt.  \V.  .1. 

17o 

HalU-ti.  M'  .-.- 

Hall.  \V.    1   . 

80 

Ha-tiiiL--.  \'    IV 

;n 

Hall,  Frank 

H«»o|iiT.  S    K 

Harkin>«»n.  (  '.  T 

11 

Jonee,  H.  i'. 

.lollr-.    J.    H. 

Jiitl-.--  >u|in-nif  < 

8] 

Kin'--!,  y,  h.  P, 
Kinkai.l,   J«>hn 

96 

in.  .1  .  <  ' 

Knight,  \v.  \v. 

140 

Knurr,  J 

Ml 
17.'. 

Lint'.M.  ( 

LOII.IOM.T,  \\ 

La\  I-'ii.  .1     A  . 

50 

r.w 

M.-l.iruiM.  N.  H. 

i>^ 

M.-ni.       .1     D. 

(K) 

CM 

.Hi 

107 

•  >1<1 

.8. 

29 

Mill. 

.M 

ICal 

66 
68 

11 
LSI 

82 
92 

\~ 

59 
69 

83 
86 
95 
96 

mi 

108 

11"! 

LM 
122 
127 

Mil 

176 
91 


186 


INDEX. 


Martinez,  J.  E. 
Moore,  M.  R. 
Morris,  Robert 
Marsh,  Alvin 
Mears,  Otto 
Machebeuf,  J.  P. 
Mann,  W.  B. 
McCourt,  P. 

Newell,  S.  V.  G. 
Newkirk,  T.  H. 
Noble,  C.  E. 
Nichols,  Sylvester 
Nettleton,  E.  8. 

Orvis,  R.  W. 
Owens,  T.  R. 
O'Brien,'  Peter 

Poole,  J.  H. 
Pease,  G.  E. 
Prentiss,  Owen 
Pierce,  W.  D. 
Parks,  C.  C. 
Patterson,  T.  M. 
Parkinson,  W.  J. 
Price   R.  F. 
Phillips,  I. 
Pence,  L. 
Park,  H.  J. 

Rice,  James 
Ryan,  T.  B. 
Russell,  J.  L. 
Rowan,  Win. 
Ransohoff',  L. 
Routt,  J.  L. 
Representatives 
Raymond,  C.  A. 

Stuart,  T.  B. 
Btuart,  F.  Q. 
Skiff,  F.  J.  V. 
Sweeney,  P.  W. 
Shaw,  J.  H 
Stotesbury,  J.  H. 
Sutherland,  F.  H. 
Stokes,  Stanley 
Scarnehorii,  G.  N. 
Stevenson,  R  M. 


87     Stevenson,  Frederick 

124 

92 

Symes,  G.  G. 

135 

108     Staley,  L.  A. 

136 

Ill  i  Shoblo,  Vidal 

143 

115     Strauss,  Herman 

114 

130 

Stone,  W  F. 

125 

132 

Steele,  H.  D. 

115 

182 

Stedmari,  A. 

177 

41 

Stock  Raising,  (essay  ) 

179 

49 

Turrell,  J.  W. 

54 

63 

Tabor,  H.  A.  W. 

74 

83 

Tracy,  L.  C. 

77 

73 

Taylor,  F.  A- 

78 

53 

Thomas,  C.  S. 

86 

64     Tritch,  George 

118 

170 

Teller,  H.  M. 

141 

Territorial  Organization  (essay) 

144 

39 
50 

Tread  way,  J.  R. 

175 

64 

Uzzell,  T.  A. 

89 

84 
93 

Van  Gorden,  T.  A 

62 

Q7 

Vinot,  S 

171 

«7  1 

112 

Vaughaii,  J.  E. 

181 

129 

Wilson,  Adair 

i>5 

172 

Waters,  A.  W. 

36 

170  |  Wood  worth,  G.  M. 

37 

180      Wells,  L.  W. 

38 

10 

Wheeler,  W.  G. 

47 

.LJ7 

3fi 

Wells,  J.  H. 

48 

77  |  Winters,  W.  R. 

52 

£7  !  Wade,  Samuel 

61 

t/tr 
1Q7 

White  Jesse 

63 

J-O  i 

1QQ 

Wood,  Stanley 

94 

J.OJ7 

14-15-16 
IfiQ 

Witiermore,  O    A. 
Witter,  Daniel 

112 
113 

-lot/ 

Wells,  E.  T. 

in 

43 

Wolcott,  H.  R. 

114 

55 

Woodbury,  R.  W. 

119 

57 

Wright  S.  B. 

120 

bO 

White,  Isham 

130 

'61 

Wright,  R   R. 

133 

*    64 

Webb,  O.  F.  D. 

134 

65 

Walker,  J.  B 

169 

93 

Whitehead,  \V. 

173 

98 

Wilson,  Dr   W.  F 

182 

121 

Wolcott,  E.  O 

179 

Page   52— Read  "Jose  Benito  Cordova;"  not  "Juan  Benito  Cordova." 
"      59,  Joseph  "H."  Hoover— Read  Joseph  "F  "  Hoover. 

"      64,  fifth  line  in  Owen  Prentiss— Read  '"South  Carolina;  not  "North   Carolina  " 
"      64,  fourth  line  in  T.  R.  Owens— Read  "1847;"  not  "1347." 

91,  first  line — Head  "one  term;"  not  "three  consecutive  terms." 
"     107,  eleventh  line  in  C.  J    Driscoll— Read  "1886;"  not  "1876." 
"     112,  fourth  line  in  O.  A    Wittemore— Read  "Pennsylvania;"  not  "New  "York." 
"    131,  thirty-first  line,  "Rev.  J.  B.  Raverdy,  his  nephew ,"  is  incorrect. 
"     Henry  M.  Teller  was  born  in  18.30,  instead  of  1850. 


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